Morton, Pennsylvania

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Coordinates: 39°54′38″N, 75°19′38″W

Borough of Morton
Borough
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Delaware
Area	0.4 mi² (1 km²)
- land	0.4 mi² (1 km²)
- water	0.0 mi² (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	39°54′38″N, 75°19′38″W
- elevation	141 ft (43 m)
Population	2,715 (2000)
Density	7,502.4 /mi² (2,896.7 /km²)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Area code	610
Location of Morton in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Morton is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,715 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Morton is located at 39°54′38″N, 75°19′38″W (39.910612, -75.327273)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,715 people, 1,145 households, and 687 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,911.9/km² (7,502.4/mi²). There were 1,209 housing units at an average density of 1,296.7/km² (3,340.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 69.87% White, 24.46% African American, 0.07% Native American, 3.90% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 1,145 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the borough the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $46,731, and the median income for a family was $64,271. Males had a median income of $38,720 versus $34,940 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,408. About 4.4% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.