Morgan, Utah

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Morgan is a city in Morgan County, Utah, in the United States. It is named after Jedediah Morgan Grant, a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,635. It is the county seat of Morgan County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Morgan is located at 41°2′28″N, 111°40′34″W (41.041166, -111.676160)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 km² (3.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,635 people, 789 households, and 665 families residing in the city. The population density was 317.9/km² (823.8/mi²). There were 822 housing units at an average density of 99.2/km² (257.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.09% White, 0.04% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 789 households out of which 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 3.74.

In the city the population was spread out with 37.2% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $47,716, and the median income for a family was $53,125. Males had a median income of $42,143 versus $23,011 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,260. About 2.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.