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Morton County, North Dakota

Morton County had 34,194 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,925.9 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 7th by land area.

Population
34,194
#6 of 53 in North Dakota · #1,330 in US
Area
1,925.9 sq mi
#7 of 53 in North Dakota · #295 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#7 of 53 in North Dakota · #2,313 in US
Median household income
$80,159
#13 of 53 in North Dakota · #471 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Morton County within North Dakota. Pin: Bismarck.

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Morton County population, land area and income

Morton County had 34,194 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,925.9 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 53 in North Dakota by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 17.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in North Dakota has 3,853 residents, so Morton County is 8.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $80,159 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

34,194

3144th1st

1330th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,926 sq mi

3144th1st

295th of 3,144 (US)

Density

17.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2313th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$80,159

3143rd1st

471st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within North Dakota (53)

Population

34,194

53rd1st

6th of 53 (ND)

Land area

1,926 sq mi

53rd1st

7th of 53 (ND)

Density

17.8 / sq mi

53rd1st

7th of 53 (ND)

Median household income

$80,159

53rd1st

13th of 53 (ND)

How Morton County's population changed since 2020

Morton County gained 872 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 6th of 53 in North Dakota for growth. The median North Dakota county changed by -1.3%, and the state as a whole by +2.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Morton County recorded 1,755 births and 1,468 deaths, a natural change of +287. Net international migration added +156 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +461. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 461 people.

33.3k202033.6k202133.7k202234.0k202334.2k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
1,755
Deaths
1,468
Net international migration
+156
Net domestic migration
+461
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+147

Where Morton County is

The Census internal point of Morton County is at 46.710000, -101.310000. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades North Dakota's 53 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Morton County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Burke County: -1.7%Richland County: +0.8%Wells County: -4.1%Renville County: +4.1%Dickey County: -0.6%Bottineau County: +0.3%Hettinger County: -2.0%Sargent County: -3.5%Oliver County: +0.7%McIntosh County: -2.2%Towner County: -4.1%Barnes County: -0.4%Griggs County: -3.2%Cass County: +8.7%Foster County: -1.9%Pierce County: -3.1%Sheridan County: +0.5%Stark County: -0.2%McHenry County: -3.4%Cavalier County: -3.6%Logan County: +0.0%LaMoure County: -1.1%Kidder County: -0.9%Burleigh County: +4.6%Nelson County: +0.3%Eddy County: -0.5%Slope County: -6.0%Billings County: +13.8%Ransom County: -1.8%Grand Forks County: +0.9%McLean County: +0.8%Emmons County: -2.5%Mercer County: +0.0%Morton County: +2.6%Sioux County: -4.3%Pembina County: -3.5%Walsh County: -2.9%Dunn County: -1.6%Adams County: -1.8%Ward County: -2.1%Stutsman County: -0.0%Rolette County: -4.2%Golden Valley County: +4.4%Steele County: -1.3%Traill County: +0.1%Benson County: -3.1%Mountrail County: -3.4%Williams County: -1.0%Grant County: -1.9%Ramsey County: -0.6%McKenzie County: +0.0%Bowman County: -3.2%Divide County: -3.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.4%
  2. < -1.9%
  3. < -0.6%
  4. < +0.3%
  5. ≥ +0.3%
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Orange pin: Morton County internal point. Dark pin: Bismarck.

Internal point

Decimal
46.710000, -101.310000
DMS
46°42'36.00"N 101°18'36.00"W
UTM
14N 323435.7E 5175529.7N
Geohash
c8rcwxk33
Plus code
85RWPM6R+22

Towns in Morton County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Morton County, 25,856 people together, or 76% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Morton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mandan with 24,788.

  1. 01Mandan24,788
  2. 02New Salem1,068
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Morton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Morton County. The most populous is Burleigh County, ND, with 103,107 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Bismarck and the nearest big city

Bismarck is 26.1 miles ENE of Morton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fargo, ND (population 136,285), 212.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mandan, ND (population 24,788), 21.6 miles away.

Morton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Morton County is 38059: state code 38 for North Dakota plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $80,159.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Morton County, North Dakota?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 34,194. That is up 872 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,322.

What is the FIPS code of Morton County?

38059. The first two digits (38) are North Dakota; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Morton County?

Mandan, with 24,788 residents inside Morton County in 2024.

Which counties border Morton County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Burleigh County, ND; Stark County, ND; Mercer County, ND; Sioux County, ND; Emmons County, ND; Grant County, ND; Oliver County, ND.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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