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Morton
Morton may refer to: People * Morton (surname) * Morton (given name) Fictional * Morton Koopa, Jr., one of the Koopalings in the ''Mario'' franchise * A character in the ''Charlie and Lola'' franchise * A character in the 2008 film ''Horton Hears a Who!'' * Morton Slumber, a funeral director who assists the diamond smuggling ring in '' Diamonds Are Forever'' * Morton "Mort" Rainey, an author and the main character of the 2004 film ''Secret Window'' Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Morton, Manitoba, a former rural municipality * Morton, Ontario, a community in Rideau Lakes England * Morton, Cumberland, Cumbria * Morton, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria * Morton, Derbyshire * Morton, Gloucestershire * Morton, Isle of Wight * Morton, a village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, Lincolnshire * Morton, West Lindsey, Lincolnshire * Morton Hall, Lincolnshire * Morton, Norfolk (or Morton on the Hill) * Morton, Nottinghamshire * Morton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire * Morton, Shro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton, Mississippi
Morton is a city in Scott County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,462 at the 2010 census. Geography Morton is surrounded by the Bienville National Forest. Roosevelt State Park is southwest of the community. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which are land and (0.59%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,711 people, 1,006 households, and 893 families residing in the city. 2010 census As of the 2010 census, there were 3,462 people, 1,133 households, and 797 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,289 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 44.5% White, 35.9% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 16.8% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino were 25.7% (16.1% Mexican, 3.3% Guatemalan, 1.4% Cuban, 1.0% Nicaraguan, 0.8% Argen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton, Minnesota
Morton is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. This city is ninety-five miles southwest of Minneapolis. It is the administrative headquarters of the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation. The population was 411 at the 2010 census. History Morton was platted in 1882. Morton was incorporated in 1887. Darby Nelson (1940-2022), writer and politician, lived in Morton. The 1862 Battle of Birch Coulee took place in what would later become the town of Morton and the adjacent Birch Coulee Township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ; is land and is water. U.S. Route 71 and Minnesota State Highway 19 are two of the main routes in the community. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 411 people, 190 households, and 113 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 211 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 86.4% White, 8.0% Native Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton (surname)
Morton is an English, Irish, and Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: __TOC__ A–K *Adam Morton (1945–2020), Canadian philosopher *Alan Morton (other), several people *Alexander Morton (other), Alexander Morton, several people *Alicia Morton (born 1987), American actress *Amy Morton (born 1959), American actress *Andrew Morton (other), several people *A. L. Morton, (Arthur) Leslie Morton, communist historian and educator *Bill Morton (other), several people *Bubba Morton (1931–2006), American baseball player and coach *Cale Morton (born 1990), Australian footballer *Charles Morton (other), several people *Chris Morton , Chris Morton MBE, English motorcycle speedway rider *Chesley V. Morton (born 1951), American politician, stockbroker *Craig Morton (born 1943), American professional football player *Cynthia C. Morton (born 1955), American geneticist *David Morton (other), several people *Desiree Morton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton, Norfolk
Morton on the Hill is a small but scattered village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about north-west of Norwich. The parish covers an area of and had a population of 85 in 34 households at the 2001 census. . Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton, Indiana
Morton is a small unincorporated community in Clinton Township, Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s .... History A post office was established at Morton in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905. Geography Morton is located half-way between Danville and Montezuma along US 36. References Unincorporated communities in Putnam County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{PutnamCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton, Illinois
Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census. 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". Geography According to the 2004 census, Morton has a total area of , of which (or 99.66%) is land and (or 0.34%) is water. Demographics At the 2010 census there were 16,267 people, 6,622 households, and 4,507 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 6,973 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.3% White, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7%. Of the 6,622 households 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton, West Lothian
Morton is a locality in the parish of Kirknewton, in West Lothian, Scotland. The locality has given its name to Morton Hill, Morton Burn and Upper and Lower Morton Reservoirs. History There is a prehistoric and modern in Morton situated on a grassy ridge of Corston Hill. The prehistoric cairn is a burial cairn of or per ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morton Castle
Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above River Nith, Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies north-east of Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles along the strategically important Nith Valley, which runs from the Solway Firth north to the River Clyde, Clyde Valley. History In the 12th century, the honour of Morton was a possession of Dunegal, Lord of Strathnith (Nithsdale). A ditch to the south of the castle is thought to date from this period, although it may be natural. During the reign of Robert I of Scotland, Robert the Bruce the lands of Morton were held by Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray, Thomas Randolph, later the first Earl of Moray. By 1307, and possibly as early as the 1260s, a castle had been constructed here, on a high defensible promontory surrounded by marshland. Randolph also constructed an enclosed deer park nearby. The Treaty of Berwick (1357), Treaty of Berwic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Civil Parishes In Scotland
This is a list of the 871 civil parishes in Scotland. Context From 1845 to 1930, parishes formed part of the local government system of Scotland: having parochial boards from 1845 to 1894, and parish councils from 1894 until 1930. The parishes, which had their origins in the ecclesiastical parishes of the Church of Scotland, often overlapped county boundaries, largely because they reflected earlier territorial divisions. In the early 1860s, many parishes which were physically detached from their county were re-allocated to the county by which they were surrounded; some border parishes were transferred to neighbouring counties. This affects the indexing of such things as birth, marriage, and death registrations and other records indexed by county. In 1891, there were further substantial changes to the areas of many parishes, as the Hay Shennan boundary commission appointed under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 eliminated many anomalies, and assigned divided parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
