Morgan's Point Resort is a General Law city in Bell County,

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, United States.Morgan's Point Resort was incorporated 1970. Per 2020 census the population was 4,636. It is part of the Killeen–

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–

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Geography

Morgan's Point Resort is located north of the center of Bell County at (31.156543, –97.454580), on the east side of

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, a reservoir of the

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. It is bordered to the south by the city of

. According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Morgan's Point Resort adjoins

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 4,636 people, 1,644 households, and 1,206 families residing in the city. As of the

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of 2000, the city had 2,989 inhabitants consisting of 1,114 households and 894 families. The

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was 1,169.7 people per square mile (450.8/km. The city had 1,194 housing units with an average density of . Racial makeup of the city was 91.03%

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, 0.43%

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, 0.43% Native American, 0.60%

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, 0.17%

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, 5.82% from

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, and 1.51% from two or more races.

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of any race were 9.27% of the population. Of 1,114 households 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together; 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 16.2% of all households consisted of individuals, 5.6% had someone 65 years or older living alone. Average household size was 2.68, and average family size was 3.00. Population spread was: 28.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% age 18 to 24, 31.6% age 25 to 44, 24.4% age 45 to 64, and 9.3% age 65 years or older. Median age was 36 years. For every 100 females were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over were 94.1 males. Median income for a household was $51,921, median income for a family was $55,069. Median income for males was $37,095, for females $25,83.

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was $21,522. About 4.3% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the

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,including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Morgan's Point Resort is served by the

Belton Independent School District Belton Independent School District is a public school district based in Belton, Texas ( USA). Finances As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $1,975,956,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.1 ...

References

External links

City of Morgan's Point Resort official website
{{Authority control Cities in Bell County, Texas Cities in Texas Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood metropolitan area Populated places established in 1970 1970 establishments in Texas