Editing Morgan County, Indiana

{{short description|County in Indiana, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Morgan County
 | state                = Indiana
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = February 15, 1822 (authorized)<br>December 1822 (organized)
 | seat wl              = Martinsville
 | largest city         = Martinsville
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 409.43
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 403.97
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 5.46
 | area percentage      = 1.33%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 71780
 {{increase}} 
 | density_sq_mi        = 180
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | named for            = Gen. [[Daniel Morgan]]
 | ex image             = Morgan County Courthouse, Martinsville.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Morgan County courthouse in Martinsville
 | district             = 4th
 | district2            = 9th
 | website              = http://www.morgancounty.in.gov/
 | footnotes            = Indiana county number 55
}}

'''Morgan County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 71,780.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Morgan_County,_Indiana?g=050XX00US18109|title=Morgan County, Indiana |access-date=June 2, 2023|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[county seat]] (and only incorporated city) is [[Martinsville, Indiana|Martinsville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/county.cfm?id=18109|title=Find a County – Morgan County IN|publisher=National Association of Counties|access-date=November 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210180207/http://www.uscounties.org/cffiles_web/counties/county.cfm?id=18109|archive-date=December 10, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Morgan County is between [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]], in Marion County, and [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]] in [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe County]]. It is included in the Indianapolis-[[Carmel, Indiana|Carmel]]-[[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]], IN [[Indianapolis metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. Two major highways, [[Interstate 69 in Indiana|Interstate 69]] and [[Indiana State Road 67]], carry large numbers of daily commuters between the two larger communities. The county has 14 townships which provide local services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianatownshipassoc.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,listcats/cat_id,178/Itemid,76/|title=Morgan|publisher=Indiana Township Association|access-date=November 15, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415004531/http://indianatownshipassoc.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,listcats/cat_id,178/Itemid,76/|archive-date=April 15, 2012}}</ref><ref name=TD>{{cite web|url=http://unitedtownships.org/?page_id=22|title=Duties|publisher=United Township Association of Indiana|access-date=January 6, 2011}}</ref>

==History==
The future state of Indiana was first regulated by passage of the Northwest Ordinance in 1787. The governing structure created by this act was superposed over an area that was still largely contested with the country's [[Native Americans in the United States|natives]], although they were being gradually pushed out of the area. In 1818, [[Treaty of St. Mary's (1818)|a series of treaties]] was concluded, resulting in the confinement of the Miami tribe to the reserve area and the removal of the Delaware tribe, who had dominated central and east central Indiana, to west of the Mississippi River by 1820, clearing the way for colonization. The area was called the Delaware New Purchase until it was divided into Wabash County in the northwest and Delaware County in the southeast on January 2, 1820. Those counties were soon after dissolved, and the areas came to be called the "Wabash New Purchase" and "Delaware New Purchase" (renamed the "Adams New Purchase" in 1827). Subsequently, 35 new counties (including Morgan, authorized on February 15, 1822) were carved out of the original area. It was named for Gen. [[Daniel Morgan]], who defeated the British at the [[Battle of Cowpens]] in the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]].

The first settlers arrived in Morgan County in 1822.<ref>[http://genealogytrails.com/ind/morgan/ ''History of Morgan County'' (Genealogy Trails, accessed 6 August 2020)]</ref> They came mostly from southern states. The Mooresville area and surrounding communities received large numbers of southern Quakers, driven to migrate because of their opposition to slavery. [[Paul Hadley]], a Mooresville resident, was the designer of the current [[Indiana flag]], as well as a locally prominent water color artist in the early twentieth century.

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, mineral springs in Martinsville gave rise to several spas, and the nickname of the Martinsville High School athletic teams has subsequently been the Artesians.

County government took several steps forward in the 2000s, creating a new Plan Commission, re-instituting a county economic development organization, and establishing the county's first Park and Recreation Board between 2000 and 2004. Morgan County also was the first county in the metropolitan Indianapolis region to establish a smoking ban ordinance for restaurants, which came into effect in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2004 |title=Morgan County adopts smoking ban |url=https://www.wthr.com/article/news/morgan-county-adopts-smoking-ban/531-49391ffc-35ca-4c8e-bfd3-839b28ab6d09 |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=wthr.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Courthouse===
The first building used for Morgan County courts was the log house of a pioneer. Work began in 1823 to build the first courthouse, a two-story log house. A brick courthouse replaced it in 1833.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vyqC5iVmYtYC|title=Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical|publisher=F.A. Battey & Co.|author=Blanchard, Charles|year=1884| page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_vyqC5iVmYtYC/page/n23 19]}}</ref>

The Morgan County courthouse was designed by [[Isaac Hodgson (architect)|Isaac Hodgson]] in the [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] style. It was built from 1857 to 1859 by Perry M. Blankenship of Martinsville at a cost of $32,000. It was almost identical to Hodgson's [[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings County]] courthouse in Vernon, which was also begun in 1857, but the Martinsville building received an addition in the 1970s; the original section was also remodeled and renovated at that time. The building is of red brick with white stone quoins and has tall windows with round arches, arranged in pairs. It is one of the few remaining pre-Civil War courthouses.<ref>{{cite book|last=Counts|first=Will|author2=Jon Dilts|title=The 92 Magnificent Indiana Courthouses|publisher=Indiana University Press|year=1991|location=Bloomington IN|isbn=978-0-253-33638-5|pages=116–7}}</ref>

==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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==Communities==
===City and towns===
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* [[Bethany, Indiana|Bethany]]
* [[Brooklyn, Indiana|Brooklyn]]
* [[Martinsville, Indiana|Martinsville]] (city/county seat)
* [[Monrovia, Indiana|Monrovia]]
* [[Mooresville, Indiana|Mooresville]]
* [[Morgantown, Indiana|Morgantown]]
* [[Paragon, Indiana|Paragon]]
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===Unincorporated places===
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* Adams
* [[Alaska, Indiana|Alaska]]
* Allman
* [[Banta, Indiana|Banta]]
* [[Beech Grove, Morgan County, Indiana|Beech Grove]]
* Bluffs
* [[Briarwood, Indiana|Briarwood]]
* Brookmoor
* [[Bunker Hill, Morgan County, Indiana|Bunker Hill]]
* [[Decatur Township, Marion County, Indiana|Camby]] (part)
* [[Center Valley, Morgan County, Indiana|Center Valley]]
* [[Centerton, Indiana|Centerton]]
* Champlin Meadows
* [[Chetwynd, Indiana|Chetwynd]]
* [[Cope, Indiana|Cope]]
* Crestview Heights
* [[Crown Center, Indiana|Crown Center]]
* [[Eminence, Indiana|Eminence]]
* [[Exchange, Indiana|Exchange]]
* Fields
* [[Five Points, Morgan County, Indiana|Five Points]]
* [[Gasburg, Indiana|Gasburg]]
* [[Hall, Indiana|Hall]]
* [[Hyndsdale, Indiana|Hyndsdale]]
* [[Lake Hart, Indiana|Lake Hart]]
* [[Landersdale, Indiana|Landersdale]]
* [[Lewisville, Owen County, Indiana|Lewisville]]
* [[Little Point, Indiana|Little Point]]
* [[Mahalasville, Indiana|Mahalasville]]
* Maxwell
* [[McDaniel, Indiana|McDaniel]]
* [[Miller, Indiana|Miller]]
* Mount Zion Corner
* [[Painted Hills, Indiana|Painted Hills]] (census-designated place)
* [[Plano, Indiana|Plano]]
* Ridgewood
* [[Shelburne, Indiana|Shelburne]]
* Stines Mill Corner
* Turkey Track
* [[Wakeland, Indiana|Wakeland]]
* [[Waverly, Indiana|Waverly]]
* [[Waverly, Indiana|Waverly Woods]]
* [[Whitaker, Indiana|Whitaker]]
* [[Wilbur, Indiana|Wilbur]]
* [[Willowbrook Estates, Indiana|Willowbrook Estates]]
* [[Wiser, Indiana|Wiser]]
* [[Woodcrest, Indiana|Woodcrest]]
* [[Wolff, Indiana|Wolff]]
* [[Young, Indiana|Young]]
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===Townships===
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* [[Adams Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Adams]]
* [[Ashland Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Ashland]]
* [[Baker Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Baker]]
* [[Brown Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Brown]]
* [[Clay Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Clay]]
* [[Green Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Green]]
* [[Gregg Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Gregg]]
* [[Harrison Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Harrison]]
* [[Jackson Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Jackson]]
* [[Jefferson Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Jefferson]]
* [[Madison Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Madison]]
* [[Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Monroe]]
* [[Ray Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Ray]]
* [[Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana|Washington]]
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[[Image:morgan county IN.jpg|thumb|Morgan County]]

==Climate and weather==
{{climate chart
|[[Martinsville, Indiana]]
|21|36|3.12
|24|41|2.43
|33|52|3.69
|43|64|4.34
|54|74|4.75
|63|82|4.95
|66|86|4.42
|65|84|3.20
|57|78|3.14
|46|66|3.22
|35|53|3.45
|26|40|2.92
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name=WX>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0394|title=Monthly Averages for Martinsville IN|access-date=January 27, 2011|publisher=The Weather Channel}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in Martinsville have ranged from a low of {{convert|18|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|85|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-35|°F}} was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of {{convert|105|°F}} was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.44|in}} in February to {{convert|4.73|in}} in May.<ref name=WX/>

==Government==
{{see also|Government of Indiana}}
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]] and the [[Indiana Code]]. The county council is the fiscal branch of the county government and controls spending and revenue collection. Four Council members are elected from county districts, and three are elected at-large by the entire county electorate. The council members serve four-year terms and are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget and special spending. The council has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of optional income taxes and the property tax levy that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes and service taxes.<ref name=inc3623>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|author-link=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html|title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=Government of Indiana}}</ref><ref name=inc2102>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf|title=Title 2, Article 10, Section 2|access-date=September 16, 2008|format=PDF|publisher=Government of Indiana}}</ref>

The executive body of the county; commissioners are elected county-wide to staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners execute acts legislated by the council, collect revenue and manage the county government.<ref name=inc3623/><ref name=inc2102/>

The county maintains a [[small claims court]] that handles civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level [[circuit court]].<ref name=inc2102/>

The county has other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[surveying|surveyor]] and circuit [[court clerk]]. These officers are elected to four-year terms. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare [[political party|party]] affiliations and be residents of the county.<ref name=inc2102/>

Each township has a [[Indiana Township Trustee|trustee]] who administers rural fire protection and ambulance service, provides poor relief and manages cemetery care, among other duties.<ref name=TD/> The trustee is assisted in these duties by a three-member township board. The trustees and board members are elected to four-year terms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unitedtownships.org/?page_id=95|title=Government|publisher=United Township Association of Indiana|access-date=January 6, 2011}}</ref>

Morgan County is the southernmost county within Indiana's [[Indiana's 4th congressional district|fourth district]]; the only intact county within [[Indiana Senate]] district 37;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iga.in.gov/information/senate-district-map|title=Indiana Senate District Map|publisher=Indiana General Assembly|access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref> and is split between [[Indiana House of Representatives]] districts 57 and 60.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iga.in.gov/information/house-district-map|title=Indiana House District Map|publisher=Indiana General Assembly|access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref>

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{{PresRow|1996|Republican|12,872|5,812|2,912|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|10,939|4,690|5,478|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|14,284|5,375|77|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|14,884|4,627|96|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|13,321|5,439|678|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|10,983|7,181|145|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|11,980|3,390|65|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|8,944|4,042|3,144|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|8,347|7,011|70|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|9,416|5,375|69|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|8,318|4,735|50|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|8,222|4,755|95|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|5,677|4,428|192|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|6,115|4,156|77|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|6,613|4,895|36|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|5,793|5,451|84|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|4,825|5,775|195|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|5,464|3,933|63|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|5,328|4,042|216|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,634|4,254|181|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,860|2,616|237|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,353|2,608|1,623|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,074|2,789|167|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,119|2,428|216|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|2,904|2,632|116|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,688|2,414|44|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1892|Republican|2,377|2,014|244|Indiana}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Republican|2,500|2,077|89|Indiana}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 5593
|1840= 10741
|1850= 14576
|1860= 16110
|1870= 17528
|1880= 18900
|1890= 18643
|1900= 20457
|1910= 21182
|1920= 20010
|1930= 19424
|1940= 19801
|1950= 23726
|1960= 33875
|1970= 44176
|1980= 51999
|1990= 55920
|2000= 66689
|2010= 68894
|2020= 71780
|estyear=2023
|estimate=73227
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br/>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br/>1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=QF>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18109.html|title=Morgan County QuickFacts|access-date=September 25, 2011|publisher=US Census Bureau|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607084742/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18109.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

==2010 Census==
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 68,894 people, 25,765 households, and 19,355 families in the county.<ref name=DP>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18109|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213021849/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18109|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|170.5|PD/sqmi}}. There were 27,754 housing units at an average density of {{convert|68.7|/sqmi}}.<ref name=DC>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18109|access-date=July 10, 2015|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212201541/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18109|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 97.7% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.2% of the population.<ref name=DP/> In terms of ancestry, 46% of people in Morgan County were of [[English people|English]] ancestry, 22.1% were of [[Germans|German]] ancestry, and 10.3% were of [[Irish people|Irish]] ancestry.
Of the 25,765&nbsp;households, 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 24.9% were non-families, and 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.04. The median age was 39.9 years.<ref name=DP/>

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $62,507. Males had a median income of $48,457 versus $34,831 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,972. About 7.2% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18109|title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=US Census Bureau|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214002239/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7C0500000US18109|archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Education==
Morgan County is served by the Morgan County Public Library, which operates six branches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://morgancountylibrary.info|title=Homepage|publisher=Morgan County Public Library|access-date=March 10, 2018}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Morgan County, Indiana]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.morgancounty.in.gov/ County website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Morgan County, Indiana
|North     = [[Hendricks County, Indiana|Hendricks County]]
|Northeast = [[Marion County, Indiana|Marion County]]
|East      = [[Johnson County, Indiana|Johnson County]]
|Southeast = [[Brown County, Indiana|Brown County]]
|South     = [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe County]]
|Southwest = [[Owen County, Indiana|Owen County]]
|Northwest = [[Putnam County, Indiana|Putnam County]]
}}

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[[Category:Morgan County, Indiana| ]]
[[Category:Indiana counties]]
[[Category:1822 establishments in Indiana]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1822]]
[[Category:Indianapolis metropolitan area]]