Morgan is a city in the U.S. state of

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and the county seat of Morgan County. It is part of the Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area. It is named after Jedediah Morgan Grant, a leader in

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who served as an apostle and as a member of the LDS First Presidency under Brigham Young in the mid-1850s. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,071 people.

History

Morgan's history dates back to around 1861, when North Morgan was settled (it was originally called Mount Joy.) The community was named for Jedediah Morgan Grant, an apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, who helped settle the Morgan Valley and build the first road through Weber Canyon. Eventually, in 1868, the settlements of North Morgan and South Morgan were combined to form the only incorporated city in Morgan County. When the

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built tracks through Weber Canyon in 1868-1869, it put Morgan on the map. At one point, it was said Morgan was the "only incorporated city on the Union Pacific line between Ogden and

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, Nebraska." Although Morgan's business district was initially located in South Morgan, when the railroad was built, local businessmen saw an opportunity to take business closer to railroad freight and passenger stations. Commercial Street became Morgan's center of commerce, as many of Morgan's establishments were moved to the west side of the railroad. Commercial Street continues to serve as Morgan's main street and is the focal point of the Morgan Historic District. Early businesses along Commercial Street included a ZCMI store, J.C. Penney, and the First National Bank of Morgan. The 1989 horror movie '' Troll 2'' was filmed mostly in and around Morgan.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), all land. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers (

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''Dfb''). The city is located within Morgan Valley.

Climate

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,635 people, 789 households, and 665 families residing in the city. The

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was 823.8 people per square mile (317.9/km²). There were 822 housing units at an average density of 257.0 per square mile (99.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.09%

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, 0.04%

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, 0.04% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population. There were 789 households, out of which 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 3.74. In the city, the population was spread out, with 37.2% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the city was $47,716, and the median income for a family was $53,125. Males had a median income of $42,143 versus $23,011 for females. The

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for the city was $16,260. About 2.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

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