Morton, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 442. Estimated population in July 2024: 429 (-2.9% change)
Males: 225 (50.9%), Females: 217 (49.1%)
Renville County
Zip code: 56270
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $35,298
Median house value: $35,800
Population by Race
Races in Morton:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
- American Indian (9.0%)
- Hispanic (6.1%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (44.8%), Norwegian (21.3%), Irish (10.0%), English (3.4%), Czech (1.8%), Swedish (1.6%).
Elevation: 860 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Morton
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Morton city
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 50.7%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 10.0%
4.5% Foreign born (2.5% Latin America, 1.4% Asia, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Morton:
- REDWOOD AREA HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; REDWOOD FALLS, MN)
- RENVILLE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; OLIVIA, MN)
- SPRINGFIELD MEDICAL CTR/MAYO HLTH SYS (about 22 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Morton:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 94 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 125 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 128 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Morton:
- REDWOOD FALLS MUNI (about 6 miles; REDWOOD FALLS, MN; Abbreviation: RWF)
- OLIVIA REGIONAL (about 15 miles; OLIVIA, MN; Abbreviation: OVL)
- HECTOR MUNI (about 23 miles; HECTOR, MN; Abbreviation: 1D6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morton:
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 70 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 74 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
Schools
Public high school in Morton:
- ECI’ NOMPA WOONSPE (Students: 30; Location: BOX 10; Grades: 07 – 12)