Mount Morris (Michigan)
| Mount Morris | |
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 Location in Michigan
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1837 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Michigan |
| County : | Genesee County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 7 ′ N , 83 ° 43 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
| Residents : | 3,194 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 1,030.3 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.1 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.1 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 236 m |
| Postal code : | 48458 |
| Area code : | +1 810 |
| FIPS : | 26-55960 |
| GNIS ID : | 0632820 |
| Mayor : | Robert D. Slattery, Jr. |
Mount Morris is a location in Genesee County , Michigan , north of Flint , that was first settled by white Americans around 1833 . It was named in 1867 after the city of the same name in New York , from which many settlers came. The place has about 3,200 inhabitants and an area of 3.1 km².
The place gained notoriety on February 29, 2000 when a six-year-old boy shot and killed a six-year-old classmate in elementary school.