Fort Morgan, Colorado
| Fort Morgan | |
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 Location in Colorado
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | June 15, 1887 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Colorado |
| County : | Morgan County |
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 15 ′ N , 103 ° 48 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 11,315 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 983.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 11.7 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 11.5 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1297 m |
| Postcodes : | 80701, 80705 |
| Area code : | +1 970 |
| FIPS : | 08-27810 |
| GNIS ID : | 0204722 |
| Website : | www.cityoffortmorgan.com |
| Mayor : | Jack Darnell |
Fort Morgan is a city in Morgan County in the US state of Colorado , and its county seat . It is administered as a Home Rule Municipality and had a population of around 11,300 in 2010.
The California Zephyr , an Amtrak- operated daily long-distance train between Chicago and Emeryville, stops here in both directions.
There are no scheduled flights at the local airport, Fort Morgan Municipal Airport .
geography
Fort Morgan's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 15 ′ N , 103 ° 48 ′ W (40.253262, −103.799063).
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 11.7 km², of which 11.5 km² is land and 0.2 km² (é 1.32%) is water.
By the Interstate 76 Fort Morgan is the 130 km southwest to Denver and Sterling with Interstate 80 in Big Springs , Nebraska connected. An interstate feeder connects Fort Morgan with Brush to the east . US Highway 34 also runs through the city, connecting Fort Morgan with Greeley and Loveland .
The starting point of Colorado State Highway 52 is in Fort Morgan. This leads north and ends at Colorado State Highway 14 , at Raymer . The local airport is also on this route.
Demographics
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Fort Morgan was inhabited by 11,034 people. The population density was 955.2 people per km ². There were 4094 housing units at an average of 354.4 per km ². The population consisted of 74.43% of White , 0.28% Black or African American , 1.01% Native American , 0.18% Asian , 0.24% Pacific Islanders 20.62% said other races to belong and 3.24% named two or more races. 58.04% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Fort Morgan were distributed to 3887 households out of which 37.5% were living in children under the age of 18. 54.6% of households were married, 10.9% had a female head of the household without a husband and 29.6% were not families. 25.6% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 12.6% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.32 people.
The urban population was divided into 30.2% minors, 9.6% 18–24 year olds, 29.1% 25–44 year olds, 18.1% 45–64 year olds and 13.1% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 women there were 100.4 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 97.6 men.
The median household income in Fort Morgan was 33,128 US dollars and the median family income reached the height of 36,134 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 27,667, compared to $ 22,346 for women. The per capita income for Fort Morgan was $ 15,024. 12.9% of the population and 8.9% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 16.5% of minors and 8.6% of those aged 65 and over.
Notable residents
Notable residents of Fort Morgan include Philip K. Dick , buried here, big band musician Glenn Miller , who attended school here, and Robert G. Whitehead , who was born here as the son of a rancher. Joel Dreessen grew up in Fort Morgan and attended high school here.
