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Morgan County, Colorado
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county | Morgan County | state = Colorado | seal = | founded year = 1889 | founded date = February 19 | seat wl = Fort Morgan | largest city wl = Fort Morgan | area_total_sq_mi = 1294 | area_land_sq_mi = 1280 | area_water_sq_mi = 13 | area percentage = 1.0% | census yr = 2020 | pop = 29111 | density_sq_mi = 23 | time zone = Mountain | footnotes = | web = morgancounty.colorado.gov/ | named for = Christopher A. Morgan | ex image = Morgan County Justice Center.JPG | ex image cap = The Morgan County Justice Center in Fort Morgan | district = 4th |
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|1294|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1280|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|13|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.WEB,weblink United States Census Bureau, April 23, 2011, February 12, 2011, US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990,Adjacent counties
- Logan County - northeast
- Washington County - east, southeast
- Adams County - southwest
- Weld County - north, west
Major highways
- (File:I-76 (CO).svg|20px) Interstate 76
- {{jct|state=CO|BL|76|dab1=Fort Morgan}}
- (File:US 6.svg|20px) U.S. Highway 6
- (File:US 34.svg|20px) U.S. Highway 34
- (File:Colorado 39.svg|20px) State Highway 39
- (File:Colorado 52.svg|20px) State Highway 52
- (File:Colorado 71.svg|20px) State Highway 71
- (File:Colorado 144.svg|20px) State Highway 144
State protected area
Trails and byways
Demographics
{{US Census population|1890= 1601|1900= 3268|1910= 9577|1920= 16124|1930= 18284|1940= 17214|1950= 18074|1960= 21192|1970= 20105|1980= 22513|1990= 21939|2000= 27171|2010= 28159|2020= 29111|estyear=2023|estimate=29524PUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU, March 31, 2024, |align-fn=center | PUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU | PUBLISHER=UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA LIBRARY | PUBLISHER=UNITED STATES CENSUS BUREAU | ARCHIVE-DATE=MARCH 27, 2010 | TITLE=CENSUS 2000 PHC-T-4. RANKING TABLES FOR COUNTIES: 1990 AND 2000 | ACCESS-DATE=JUNE 8, 2014, 2010-2020}}At the 2000 census there were 27,171 people, 9,539 households, and 6,973 families living in the county. The population density was {{convert|21|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 10,410 housing units at an average density of {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 79.65% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 16.37% from other races, and 2.48% from two or more races. 31.18% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.WEB,weblink United States Census Bureau, May 14, 2011, U.S. Census website, Of the 19,539 households 37.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.90% were non-families. 23.00% of households were one person and 10.90% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.29.The age distribution was 30.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 19.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.The median household income was $34,568 and the median family income was $39,102. Males had a median income of $27,361 versus $21,524 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,492. About 8.50% of families and 12.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.CommunitiesCitiesTownsmissing image!
- Northern Morgan County, Colorado.jpg - Countryside in northern Morgan County Census-designated places{{div col|colwidth=22em}} {{div col end}}Other unincorporated communitiesPoliticsMorgan County has long been one of the Republican Party's major strongholds in Colorado. It was one of only three Colorado counties (the others being El Paso County and Larimer County) to vote for the re-election of Herbert Hoover in 1932, and the only Democrat to obtain an absolute majority in the county since 1920 has been Lyndon Johnson in 1964 â although Roosevelt did win a plurality in 1936.{{PresHead|place=Morgan County, Colorado|source=WEB,weblink Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections, David, Leip, uselectionatlas.org, May 26, 2017, }}{{PresRow|2020|Republican|9,593|3,876|275|Colorado}}{{PresRow|2016|Republican|8,145|3,151|664|Colorado}}{{PresRow|2012|Republican|6,602|3,912|263|Colorado}}{{PresRow|2008|Republican|6,272|3,813|149|Colorado}}{{PresRow|2004|Republican|6,787|3,039|110|Colorado}}{{PresRow|2000|Republican|5,722|2,885|391|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,557|3,347|803|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1992|Republican|3,724|2,985|2,221|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,795|3,728|157|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1984|Republican|6,097|2,331|128|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1980|Republican|5,209|2,246|879|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1976|Republican|4,603|3,798|228|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,365|2,081|175|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,598|2,310|604|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,228|4,271|21|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1960|Republican|5,092|3,151|16|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1956|Republican|5,325|2,956|17|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1952|Republican|5,371|2,297|46|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1948|Republican|3,417|2,912|53|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,166|1,839|21|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,654|2,527|57|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,058|3,146|277|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1932|Republican|3,370|3,181|214|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,197|1,242|76|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,321|757|667|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,114|1,105|201|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,541|2,371|144|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|855|1,005|1,176|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,672|1,208|159|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,136|406|156|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1900|Republican|723|538|46|Colorado}}{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|211|602|13|Colorado}}{{PresFoot|1892|Populist|208|0|229|Colorado}}In other statewide elections, the county also leans strongly Republican, although it was carried by Democrat Roy Romer in 1990Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1990 Gubernatorial General Election Results â Colorado â when he carried all but four counties statewide â by Dick Lamm in 1982Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 1982 Gubernatorial General Election Results â Colorado and by Constitution Party candidate Tom Tancredo in 2010.Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas; 2010 Gubernatorial General Election Results â Colorado{{clear}}See also
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| Logan County, Colorado>Logan County | Washington County, Colorado>Washington County | Washington County, Colorado>Washington County|South = | Adams County, Colorado>Adams County | Weld County, Colorado>Weld County|Northwest = }} {{Morgan County, Colorado}}{{Colorado}}{{coord|40.26|-103.81|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-CO_source:UScensus1990}}{{authority control}} |
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