What is the population of Morton, Washington?

Morton has a population of approximately 1,206 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Morton, Washington located?

Morton is located in Washington, United States, at approximate coordinates 46.5574°, -122.2814°.

What is the median household income in Morton?

The median household income in Morton is approximately $57,813 based on the most recent open data.

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Morton

Total population

1,206

Median home value

$300,900

11.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$57,813

Morton$58k

National$74k

Weather68°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates46.56°, -122.28°

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

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City facts

Overview

Morton is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,036 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

History

A village of the Upper Cowlitz people, known as Wa-sa, had existed at the present-day site of the city. Morton was first settled in 1871 by James Fletcher. It was later named after Benjamin Harrison's Vice President, Levi P. Morton, in 1889. Morton was officially incorporated on January 7, 1913. Many of Morton's settlers were emigrants from Kentucky. In July 1924, a large portion of Morton's downtown district was decimated in a fire, affecting 18 blocks. Beginning at the Hilts Hotel, the blaze spread and destroyed 19 commercial buildings, including structures deemed fireproof. A new building collapsed and the Arcade Theater and two general stores were in ruins. With the exception of a housing section for railroad employees, residential areas in Morton were spared; only one minor injury was reported. Another fire engulfed the area several years later, setting fire to the post office. The White Pass Highway (part of U.S. Route 12) was relocated through Morton in December 1967 due to the creation of Riffe Lake behind Mossyrock Dam, which inundated the old route. The city of Morton voted to leave the Timberland Regional Library district by way of proposition in 2022, leaving the city with no library or supporting library system. In June 2023, as part of a single-evening act of vandalism towards LGBTQ symbols that also affected Chehalis, Washington, a window and a rainbow bench outside a city business were damaged. A state audit of Morton's government accounts was completed in 2024 and revealed a loss of over $937,000. Further investigations produced evidence that the loss was due to the misappropriation of funds by the city's clerk-treasurer, starting in 2013 and continuing into 2021. The city official, Tamara Clevenger, who during that time had sole oversight of the…

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Morton has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

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