Back مورتون (إلينوي) Arabic مورتون (قريه فى مقاطعه تيزويل, الينوى) ARZ مورتون، ایلینوی AZB Morton (Illinois) Catalan Morton (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Illinois) CEB Morton, Illinois Welsh Morton (Illinois) German Morton (Illinois) Spanish Morton (Illinois) Basque مورتون، ایلینوی Persian
Morton, Illinois | |
|---|---|
 Main Street in downtown Morton | |
 Location of Morton in Tazewell County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′42″N 89°28′01″W / 40.61167°N 89.46694°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Tazewell |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Board of Trustees |
| • Mayor | Jeff Kaufman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.85 sq mi (33.29 km2) |
| • Land | 12.81 sq mi (33.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 17,117 |
| • Density | 1,336.01/sq mi (515.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61550 |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-50621 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399402[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Morton, Illinois |
| Website | Official website |
Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census. Morton is a suburb of Peoria, located southeast of Peoria, and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community holds a yearly Morton Pumpkin Festival for four days every September, and claims that "99 percent of the world's canned pumpkin is produced in Morton," earning it the designation "Pumpkin Capital of the World".[3]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morton, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Morton, Illinois". Village Profile. Retrieved December 20, 2011.