Fort Morgan, Colorado | |
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 Aerial view of Fort Morgan (2017) | |
 Location of the City of Fort Morgan inMorgan County, Colorado. | |
  Fort Morgan Location of the City of Fort Morgan in theUnited States. | |
| Coordinates:40°15′12″N103°47′57″W / 40.25333°N 103.79917°W /40.25333; -103.79917 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Morgan County seat[1] |
| Incorporated | June 15, 1887[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Kevin Lindell[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.403 sq mi (13.993 km2) |
| • Land | 5.334 sq mi (13.815 km2) |
| • Water | 0.069 sq mi (0.178 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,327 ft (1,319 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,597 |
| • Density | 2,174/sq mi (839/km2) |
| • Metro | 29,111 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes[6] | 80701 & 80705 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-27810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0204722[5] |
| Website | www |
Fort Morgan is thehome rule municipality city that is thecounty seat of and themost populous municipality inMorgan County,Colorado,United States.[1][7] The city population was 11,597 at the2020 United States census.[4] Fort Morgan is the principal city of theFort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Camp Wardwell was established in 1865 along theOverland Trail to protect emigrants and supplies going to and from Denver and the mining districts. The fort was renamed in 1866 by General John Pope for one of his staff, Colonel Christopher A. Morgan,[8] who had died earlier that year. The fort closed in 1868 after being used by 19 different companies from 11 cavalry and infantry regiments (about 1,300 soldiers).
The town of Fort Morgan was platted just south of the old military fort's ruins on May 1, 1884, by Abner S. Baker, a member ofGreeley's Union Colony. The town became the county seat of the newly formed Morgan County on February 19, 1889.[9]
InWorld War II, a military school at theFort Morgan State Armory was part of theWest Coast Air Corps Training Center.[10]
At the2020 United States census, the town had a total area of 3,458 acres (13.993 km2) including 44 acres (0.178 km2) of water.[4]
Fort Morgan exhibits asemi-arid climate (Köppen:BSk)
| Climate data for Fort Morgan, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1896–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 75 (24) | 82 (28) | 85 (29) | 93 (34) | 100 (38) | 106 (41) | 109 (43) | 105 (41) | 103 (39) | 97 (36) | 85 (29) | 84 (29) | 109 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 61.5 (16.4) | 65.6 (18.7) | 76.7 (24.8) | 83.2 (28.4) | 91.0 (32.8) | 97.6 (36.4) | 100.8 (38.2) | 98.0 (36.7) | 95.9 (35.5) | 86.8 (30.4) | 73.6 (23.1) | 62.5 (16.9) | 101.5 (38.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 41.6 (5.3) | 44.9 (7.2) | 56.0 (13.3) | 63.2 (17.3) | 72.4 (22.4) | 84.0 (28.9) | 90.2 (32.3) | 88.0 (31.1) | 80.5 (26.9) | 66.3 (19.1) | 52.2 (11.2) | 41.8 (5.4) | 65.1 (18.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.1 (−2.7) | 30.1 (−1.1) | 40.4 (4.7) | 48.1 (8.9) | 57.9 (14.4) | 68.8 (20.4) | 75.0 (23.9) | 72.4 (22.4) | 63.8 (17.7) | 50.0 (10.0) | 36.8 (2.7) | 27.5 (−2.5) | 49.8 (9.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.7 (−10.7) | 15.2 (−9.3) | 24.9 (−3.9) | 33.0 (0.6) | 43.3 (6.3) | 53.5 (11.9) | 59.7 (15.4) | 56.8 (13.8) | 47.1 (8.4) | 33.6 (0.9) | 21.4 (−5.9) | 13.1 (−10.5) | 34.5 (1.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −7.3 (−21.8) | −2.0 (−18.9) | 8.9 (−12.8) | 19.1 (−7.2) | 30.8 (−0.7) | 44.2 (6.8) | 52.9 (11.6) | 49.5 (9.7) | 35.8 (2.1) | 17.3 (−8.2) | 4.3 (−15.4) | −4.4 (−20.2) | −13.2 (−25.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −35 (−37) | −41 (−41) | −26 (−32) | −1 (−18) | 14 (−10) | 30 (−1) | 34 (1) | 33 (1) | 11 (−12) | −8 (−22) | −18 (−28) | −30 (−34) | −41 (−41) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 0.25 (6.4) | 0.27 (6.9) | 0.74 (19) | 1.46 (37) | 2.24 (57) | 2.16 (55) | 2.39 (61) | 1.71 (43) | 1.14 (29) | 1.14 (29) | 0.49 (12) | 0.29 (7.4) | 14.28 (362.7) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.8 (9.7) | 3.9 (9.9) | 3.8 (9.7) | 1.7 (4.3) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 2.1 (5.3) | 2.7 (6.9) | 4.4 (11) | 22.7 (57.56) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 64.0 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 11.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA[11] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[12] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1890 | 488 | — | |
| 1900 | 634 | 29.9% | |
| 1910 | 2,800 | 341.6% | |
| 1920 | 3,818 | 36.4% | |
| 1930 | 4,423 | 15.8% | |
| 1940 | 4,884 | 10.4% | |
| 1950 | 5,315 | 8.8% | |
| 1960 | 7,379 | 38.8% | |
| 1970 | 7,594 | 2.9% | |
| 1980 | 8,768 | 15.5% | |
| 1990 | 9,068 | 3.4% | |
| 2000 | 11,034 | 21.7% | |
| 2010 | 11,315 | 2.5% | |
| 2020 | 11,597 | 2.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
As of thecensus[13] of 2000, 11,034 people, 3,887 households, and 2,736 families resided in the city. The population density was 2,472.1 inhabitants per square mile (954.5/km2). The 4,094 housing units averaged 917.2 per square mile (354.4/km2). Theracial makeup of the city was 74.43% White, 0.28% African American, 1.01% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 20.62% from other races, and 3.24% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 39.04% of the population.
Of the 3,887 households, 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, an unknown percentage had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.6% were not families. About 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.32.
In the city, the population was distributed as 30.2% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,128, and for a family was $36,134. Males had a median income of $27,667 versus $22,346 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $15,024. About 8.9% of families and 12.9% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 16.5% of thoseunder age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.
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Fort Morgan is home primarily to an agricultural economy.
Cargill operates ameatpacking plant. As of 2016, many of the employees at the plant were Muslims, many fromSomalia.[14]
Western Sugar operates their main plant in Fort Morgan.
The city newspaper is theFort Morgan Times.[15]
Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service throughFort Morgan, operating itsCalifornia Zephyr daily in both directions betweenChicago andEmeryville, California, across the bay fromSan Francisco.
Although the town is served by Fort Morgan Municipal Airport, no scheduled airlines operate from there, and the airport is purely forgeneral aviation.Denver International Airport is 76 miles (122 km) southwest and is the closest airport to provide scheduled services.
TheWest Coast Training Center…during 1942 it had obtained jurisdiction over other contract schools at…Fort Morgan, Colo.
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