Editing Morgan County, Indiana (section)

==Geography==
Morgan County is where the glaciers stopped their southward advance during the [[Last Glacial Period|last ice age]]. As a result, the area has both flat areas and rolling hills, with the most diverse soil of any county in the United States.<ref>[https://www.visitmorgancountyin.com/about-the-area/history-heritage/#:~:text=History%20and%20Heritage-,Morgan%20County%20was%20formed%20in%201822%2C%20named%20for%20Daniel%20Morgan,and%20was%20completed%20in%201859. ''History and Heritage'' (Visit Morgan County - accessed 6 August 2020)]</ref> The extensive woodlands of the eighteenth century have been cleared on the county's flat areas, with agricultural or urban uses dominating. The county is significantly carved with wooded drainages, leading to the southwest-flowing [[White River (Indiana)|White River]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Morgan+County,+IN/@39.3797013,-86.5196012,14338m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x886c9bd30e6ef223:0xec9edc94d4011f14!8m2!3d39.5116809!4d-86.3376761 ''Morgan County IN'' (Google Maps, accessed 6 August 2020)]</ref> According to radar telemetry gathered by the US Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission, Morgan County terrain ranges from {{convert|604|to|1010|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.anyplaceamerica.com/directory/in/morgan-county-18109/#:~:text=Morgan%20County's%20highest%20elevation%20is,of%2092%20counties%20in%20Indiana. ''Morgan County Topo Maps'' (anyplaceamerica.com - accessed 6 August 2020)]</ref>

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of {{convert|409.43|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|403.97|sqmi}} (or 98.67%) is land and {{convert|5.46|sqmi}} (or 1.33%) is water.<ref name=DC/> Morgan County is bisected by the White River Valley; the community has taken an interest in recent years in protecting the river as an asset, seeking to develop parks and greenways along the White River and initiating an annual river cleanup day in the spring.

The county also is home to large areas of land that were not glaciated during the last ice age. The river valley and contributing watersheds, along with the non-glaciated hills, results in a topography unlike the rest of the metropolitan Indianapolis area. County residents are proud of the scenic terrain, and in recent years have established a county park system and a bike/pedestrian trail system plan to provide protection and access to the amenities. An annual {{convert|5|mi|km|spell=in}} run is held as a fundraiser for the path system endowment.<ref>[https://www.visitmorgancountyin.com/blog/post/races-to-run-in-2020/ ''20" Races to Run in 2020'' (Visit Morgan County - accessed 6 August 2020)]</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks County]] (north)
* [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]] (northeast)
* [[Johnson County, Indiana|Johnson County]] (east)
* [[Brown County, Indiana|Brown County]] (southeast)
* [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe County]] (south)
* [[Owen County, Indiana|Owen County]] (southwest)
* [[Putnam County, Indiana|Putnam County]] (northwest)
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===Major highways===
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* [[Image:I-69.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 69 in Indiana|Interstate 69]]
* [[Image:I-70.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 70 in Indiana|Interstate 70]]
* [[Image:indiana 39.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 39|State Road 39]]
* [[Image:indiana 42.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 42|State Road 42]]
* [[Image:indiana 44.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 44|State Road 44]]
* [[Image:indiana 67.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 67|State Road 67]]
* [[Image:indiana 135.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 135|State Road 135]]
* [[Image:indiana 142.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 142|State Road 142]]
* [[Image:indiana 144.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 144|State Road 144]]
* [[Image:indiana 252.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 252|State Road 252]]
* [[Image:indiana 267.svg|20px]] [[Indiana State Road 267|State Road 267]]
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