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Population (year 2000): 15,198. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,761 (+3.7% change)
Males: 7,312 (48.1%), Females: 7,886 (51.9%)
Tazewell County
Zip code:
61550
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $53,869 (year 2000)
Median house value: $131,000 (year 2000)
Races in Morton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (39.8%), Irish (13.4%),
English (13.1%), United States (5.8%), Swedish (3.3%), Swiss
(3.0%).
Elevation: 720 feet
Land area: 12.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Morton
- High school or higher: 90.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Morton village
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 6.7%
2.0% Foreign born (1.0% Europe, 0.5% Latin
America, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,179 (+8.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Morton:
- SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
PEORIA, IL)
- METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF ILLINOIS (about 11
miles; PEORIA, IL)
- PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PEKIN, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Morton:
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 16 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 41
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- CAPITAL (about 56 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Morton:
- MOUNT HAWLEY AUXILIARY (about 16 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: 3MY)
- PEKIN MUNI (about 17 miles; PEKIN, IL; ID: C15)
- RAINBOW (about 18 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: 7B1)
Amtrak station near Morton:
- 17 miles: PEORIA AIRPORT (6100 W. EVERETT M. DIRKSEN
PKY.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term
parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Morton:
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PEORIA, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 20 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
Public high school in Morton:
- MORTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 934; Location:
350 N ILLINOIS AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Morton:
- MORTON JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 460;
Location: 225 E JACKSON ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 368; Location:
100 S NEBRASKA AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 310;
Location: 220 E JEFFERSON ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- GRUNDY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 303; Location:
1100 S FOURTH AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- LETTIE BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
284; Location: 2550 N MORTON AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Morton:
- BETHEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 298;
Location: 325 E QUEENWOOD; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Morton:
- MORTON P.L.D. (Operating income: $559,468;
Location: 315 W. PERSHING; 67,895 books; 3,968 audio
materials; 3,155 video materials; 192 serial
subscriptions)
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