Morris

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Morris

Total population

2,673

Median home value

$241,400

33.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$101,563

Morris$102k

National$74k

Elevation127 m

Land area7.87 km²

Weather52°F · Clear

Coordinates33.75°, -86.80°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Morris is a town in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is north of the Birmingham suburb of Gardendale. It initially incorporated on September 19, 1885. At some point after 1910, its incorporation lapsed and it failed to appear on the census rolls beginning in 1920 through to 1950. It reincorporated on July 11, 1950. As of the 2020 census, Morris had a population of 2,259.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Morris, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

P

Peter Tom Willis

American football quarterback

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John Arnold Austin

American navy officer

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John Salter

American mixed martial artist

Jordan Howard

American football player (born 1994)

Devlin Hodges

American football quarterback

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Mount Olive
  6.8 mi away
• Fultondale
  8.9 mi away · pop. 9,384
• Smoke Rise
  9.3 mi away · pop. 1,661
• Tarrant
  10.8 mi away · pop. 5,925
• Remlap
  12.6 mi away · pop. 2,624
• Springville
  18.2 mi away · pop. 4,786
• Rosa
  24.2 mi away · pop. 376
• Vandiver
  25.3 mi away
• Sterrett
  28.7 mi away
• Snead
  34.7 mi away · pop. 1,032
• Walnut Grove
  36.8 mi away
• Woodstock
  41.7 mi away · pop. 1,218

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Morris

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

Morris Alabam State of Mind Collection · 2019

Alabama criminal practice

Morris Clinton McGee · 1969

Birmingham's rabbi

Mark Cowett · 1986

Alabama

Morris, Edward · 1985

Birmingham's rabbi : Morris Newfield and Alabama, 1895-1940

Criminal procedure in Alabama

Morris Clinton McGee · 1954

Julia Tutwiler

Roz Morris · 2000

Sumter County, Alabama records

Nelle Morris Jenkins · 1961

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 186 mi
• Wildfire Merit Creek, Greene, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-09-23 · 221 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 250 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).