Country United States County Lewis FIPS code 53-47175 Elevation 289 m Population 1,117 (2013) Area code 360 | State Washington Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) GNIS feature ID 1523383 Zip code 98356 Local time Sunday 12:45 AM | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind NE at 0 km/h, 92% Humidity Area 215 ha (212 ha Land / 3 ha Water) | ||
Morton is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,126 at the 2010 census.
Contents
- Map of Morton WA 98356 USA
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- 2010 census
- Politics
- Education
- Notable people
- References
Map of Morton, WA 98356, USA
History
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. Historic sources of revenue included logging, harvesting of cascara bark, and mining for cinnabar (mercury ore) in local mines. Morton was once known as the "tie mill capital of the world" in the 1950s. The longest railroad tie dock in the world ran along the railroad tracks east of Morton.
The Loggers Jubilee is held every year since 1937 or 1938.
Geography
Morton is located at 46°33′28″N 122°16′47″W (46.557869, -122.279631).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2), of which 0.82 square miles (2.12 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Morton has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,126 people, 461 households, and 283 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,373.2 inhabitants per square mile (530.2/km2). There were 535 housing units at an average density of 652.4 per square mile (251.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.2% White, 0.5% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 1.8% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.
There were 461 households of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.4% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.6% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.83.
The median age in the city was 46.3 years. 20.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 26.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.
Politics
Morton has voted Republican in the past, although less so than Lewis County as a whole. The results for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election were as follows:
Education
There are two schools, Morton Elementary and Morton Junior-Senior High.
Centralia College East is adjacent to the Junior-Senior High facility.