Morristown, Arizona | |
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 Historic Morristown Hotel/Store-1899 Listed in the National Register of Historic Places | |
 Location in Maricopa County, Arizona | |
  Morristown  Morristown | |
| Coordinates:33°51′24″N112°37′14″W / 33.85667°N 112.62056°W /33.85667; -112.62056 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Maricopa |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2) |
| • Land | 0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,995 ft (608 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 186 |
| • Density | 191.36/sq mi (73.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP code | 85342 |
| FIPS code | 04-47750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2582829[2] |
Morristown is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inMaricopa County,Arizona, United States. It is 43 miles (69 km) northwest ofPhoenix, at the junction ofState Route 74 andU.S. Route 60. As of the2020 census, it had a population of 186,[3] down from 227 in 2010.
Morristown is home to theMorristown Elementary School District.
The Morristown Store, formerly the Morristown Hotel, is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[4]
Much of Morristown is within themunicipal planning area ofSurprise, and Surprise intends to eventually annex the area.[5] The portion of Morristown south of US 60, however, exists in a small area between the planning areas of Surprise,Buckeye andWickenburg, where neither city has yet expressed a planned interest in expanding. The community is named afterMorristown, New Jersey.[6]
Morristown is also known for being the birthplace and deathplace of famed Internet celebrity cat,Grumpy Cat.[7]
Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department has its headquarters Unit Operations Center in Morristown.[8]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2010 | 227 | — | |
| 2020 | 186 | −18.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
As of thecensus[10] of 2010, there were 227 people living in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 508.1 people per square mile. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96%White, 3% fromother races, and 1% from two or more races. 5% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |