Morral is a

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in Marion County,

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, United States. The population was 373 at the 2020 census. Morral is served by Ridgedale Local School District.

History

A post office called Morral has been in operation since 1877. The village was named after Samuel Morral, the original owner of the town site.

Geography

According to the

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, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 399 people, 156 households, and 105 families living in the village. The

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was . There were 173 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.5%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 156 households, of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were

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living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.7% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age in the village was 39.3 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.6% were from 25 to 44; 32.1% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 388 people, 147 households, and 114 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 154 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.74%

and 0.26% Native American. There were 147 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were

living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.03. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the village was $39,167, and the median income for a family was $39,861. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $18,977 for females. The

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for the village was $16,272. About 6.7% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

* Todd Gibson, former open-wheel race car driver in the Indy Car series.

References

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