Morton, Texas

Morton is a city in and the county seat of Cochran County, Texas. The population of the city is 2,006.
Morton 	Texas
Incorporated 	1933
County 	Cochran
Population 	2,006
Elevation 	3,760 ft (1,146 m)
Mayor 	Isaac Salgado
City Guildmaster	Juan Pablo Abellán
ZIP code 	79346
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
65.85% Hispanic or Latino (1,321)
30.26% White (607)
2.99% Black or African American (60)
0.90% Other (18)
20.9% (419) of Morton residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Morton has very low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.49 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Cochran County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Morton was spared the fate of many Texas towns that shriveled and died after being bypassed by the railroad during the 1930s and 1940s. Morton being the county seat, plus having all that former rangeland newly broken out into farmland, attracted many new farming families to move in during that time, and helped Morton not only survive, but also to grow and thrive.
* Ranches continued to be sold as farmland throughout the 1920s. According to the Handbook of Texas, a family named Winder was so large that it doubled the population of Morton. Mrs. Mary Winder served as Morton's first postmistress (1924–1943). Since Cochran County was one of the last in the state to be broken out into farmland and settled, the motto for Morton became "The Last Frontier".
* There's very little Morton has to offer. It has the Cochran County Airport, a little bit of local restaurants and business, Subway, dollar stores, a sports complex, a few public battle fields, and that's about it of interest.
Category:Texas Cities