Morgan County

Morgan County is located in north-eastern Colorado.  The County Seat is Fort Morgan and the largest city is Fort Morgan.  The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.morgan.co.us/.  The 2014 population estimate is 28,328 and the 2010 census population was 28,159.  The land area is 1,280.43 square miles and there are 22 persons per square mile.

93% of the population is White, 3.1% is Black or African American, 35% is Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% is Asian, 1.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.3% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.5% is two or more races.  78.8% have a high school degree or higher, and 15.1% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $137,000, there are 10,446 households, an average of 2.65 persons per household.  The per capita income is $20,680,  the median household income is $43,774, and 13.3% of the persons in Morgan County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 2,137.  Retail sales (in $1000) were $232,820, and sales per capita were $8,450.  The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 24.1%.

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