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Population (year 2000): 442. Estimated
population in July 2005: 429 (-2.9% change)
Males: 225 (50.9%), Females: 217 (49.1%)
Renville County
Zip code:
56270
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $35,298 (year 2000)
Median house value: $35,800 (year 2000)
Races in Morton:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
- American Indian (9.0%)
- Hispanic (6.1%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (44.8%), Norwegian (21.3%),
Irish (10.0%), English (3.4%), Czech (1.8%), Swedish (1.6%).
Elevation: 860 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Morton
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Morton city
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 50.7%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 10.0%
4.5% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 1.4%
Asia, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Morton:
- REDWOOD AREA HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; REDWOOD
FALLS, MN)
- RENVILLE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; OLIVIA,
MN)
- SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CTR/MAYO HLTH SYS (about 22
miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Morton:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 94 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about
125 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 128 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Morton:
- REDWOOD FALLS MUNI (about 6 miles; REDWOOD FALLS,
MN; ID: RWF)
- OLIVIA REGIONAL (about 15 miles; OLIVIA, MN; ID: OVL)
- HECTOR MUNI (about 23 miles; HECTOR, MN; ID: 1D6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Morton:
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WILLMAR, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 70
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 74 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
Public high school in Morton:
- ECI' NOMPA WOONSPE (Students: 30; Location:
BOX 10; Grades: 07 - 12)
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