What is the population of Morton County?

The population of Morton County, ND is 31,503.

Where is Morton County located?

Morton County, ND is located at latitude 46.7160600 and longitude -101.2811700. It is in United States.

What is the area of Morton County?

The area of Morton County, ND is 5038 km².

What is the elevation of Morton County?

Morton County, ND has an elevation of 645 meters (2116 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Morton County in?

Morton County, ND is in the America/North_Dakota/New_Salem time zone.

How has the population of Morton County changed?

The population of Morton County, ND has increased from 27,471 (2010) to 31,503 (2020), a change of 14.7%.

Morton County, North Dakota

Morton County: county in North Dakota, United States

About

Morton County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,471 and a population density of 5 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 31,503 inhabitants. Its county seat is Mandan. The county was created 153 years ago in 1872.

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County Snapshot

Morton County at a glance

Morton County currently has 7 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

New Salem

Population 1,006

Quick Facts about Morton County

Population	31,503 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	North Dakota (United States)
Different from	Morton County
Twitter username	mortoncountygvt
Area	5038 km²
Water as percent of area	1%
Land as percent of area	99%
Latitude & Longitude	46.7161,-101.2812
Named for	Oliver P. Morton
Altitude	2,080 feet / 634 meters
Capital	Mandan
Establishment	January 01, 1873
Time Zone	America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
Local time	06:56:49 (17th April 2026)
Density	6 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	12.8% (2010-2020)

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Geography

Morton County is located at 46°42'58"N 101°16'52"W (46.7160600, -101.2811700). It has 7 neighbors: Burleigh County, Emmons County, Grant County, Mercer County, Oliver County, Sioux County and Stark County.

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The largest city of Morton County is New Salem with a population of 1,006. Other cities include, Glen Ullin population 710, Flasher population 203, Almont population 121 and Mandan population 66. See all Morton County cities & populated places.

Morton County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Morton County.

City Name	Population	Title
New Salem	1,006	City in Morton County, North Dakota
Glen Ullin	710	City in Morton County, North Dakota
Judson	237	Township in Williams County, North Dakota
Flasher	203	City in Morton County, North Dakota
Almont	121	City in Morton County, North Dakota
Mandan	66	City in North Dakota
Hebron	47	City in Morton County, North Dakota

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Morton County has 7 neighbours.

Burleigh County county in North Dakota, United States
Emmons County county in North Dakota, United States of America
Grant County county in North Dakota, United States
Mercer County county in North Dakota, United States
Oliver County county in North Dakota, United States
Sioux County county in North Dakota, United States
Stark County county in North Dakota, United States

Mandan

Demographics

The population of Morton County increased by 12.8% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	27,471	-	census
2011	27,721	0.9%	estimation process
2012	28,083	1.29%	estimation process
2013	28,929	2.92%	estimation process
2014	29,777	2.85%	estimation process
2015	30,249	1.56%	estimation process
2016	30,732	1.57%	estimation process
2017	30,938	0.67%	estimation process
2018	31,058	0.39%	estimation process
2019	31,364	0.98%	estimation process
2020	31,503	0.44%	estimation process

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Other places with the same name (1)

Morton County, Kansas county in Kansas, United States with a population of 2,538 people.

North Dakota Other Counties (more counties)

County Name	Population	Title
Cass County	183,904	County in Minnesota, United States
Burleigh County	96,212	County in North Dakota, United States
Bismarck	74,018	The capital of North Dakota.
Grand Forks County	69,481	County in North Dakota, United States
Ward County	68,466	County in North Dakota, United States
Minot	47,428	The most populous city in Ward County, North Dakota.
Williams County	38,700	County in North Dakota, United States
West Fargo	38,194	City in North Dakota, United States of America
Stark County	32,107	County in North Dakota, United States
Dickinson	23,527	City in North Dakota
Stutsman County	20,498	County in North Dakota, United States
Richland County	16,156	County in North Dakota, United States
McKenzie County	15,242	County in North Dakota, United States
Jamestown	14,930	City in Stutsman County, North Dakota, United States
Rolette County	14,165	County in North Dakota, United States
Ramsey County	11,388	County in North Dakota, United States