Morton may refer to:

People

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 (disambiguation), several people *Alicia Morton (born 1987), American actress *A ...

Morton (given name) Morton is a masculine given name which may refer to: * Mort Cooper (1913-1958), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Morton DaCosta (1914–1989), American theatre and film director, film producer, writer and actor * Morton Downey (1901-1985), ...

Fictional

* Morton Koopa, Jr., a character and boss in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' * A character in the ''

Charlie and Lola Charlie and Lola are fictional children created by the English writer and illustrator Lauren Child in 2000. They were introduced in a series of picture books and later adapted as animated television characters. Lola is an energetic and imagin ...

'' franchise * A character in the 2008 film ''

Horton Hears a Who ''Horton Hears a Who!'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss. It was published in 1954 by Random House. This book tells the story of Horton the Elephant and his adventures saving Wh ...

'' * 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 ''Secret Window'' is a 2004 American psychological thriller film starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro. It was written and directed by David Koepp, based on the novella ''Secret Window, Secret Garden'' by Stephen King, featuring a musical scor ...

Places

Canada

* Rural Municipality of Morton, Manitoba, a former rural municipality * Morton, Ontario, a community in Rideau Lakes

England

* Morton, Carlisle, a place in

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril. It is the administrative centre of the City ...

, Cumbria * Morton, Eden, Cumbria *

Morton, Derbyshire Morton is a civil parish and village, three miles north of Alfreton in North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England. The civil parish population at the 2011 Census was 1,195. History A hoard of Roman coins found between Hagg House Farm and Mor ...

* Morton, Gloucestershire * Morton, Isle of Wight * Morton, a village in Morton and Hanthorpe parish, Lincolnshire *

Morton by Gainsborough Morton is a suburban village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 1,325. It is north of Gainsborough on the River Trent and forms part of a built-up area with the town. ...

, Lincolnshire *

Morton Hall Morton Hall is a small village in the civil parish of Swinderby , in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated south-west from the City of Lincoln, and is centrally located between the nearby larger villages of Swin ...

, Lincolnshire *

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.Morton, Nottinghamshire * Morton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire * Morton, Shropshire, a

location In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface or elsewhere. The term ''location'' generally implies a higher degree of certainty than ''place'', the latter often indicating an entity with an ...

in Oswestry Rural parish, Shropshire * Morton, West Yorkshire, a parish

Scotland

* Morton, Dumfries and Galloway, a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

Morton Castle Morton Castle is located by an artificial loch in the hills above Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It lies north-east of Thornhill, and once formed part of a chain of castles along the strategically important Nith Valley ...

, a seat of the Earls of Morton in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland *

Morton, West Lothian Morton is a locality in the parish of Kirknewton, in West Lothian, Scotland.People of Medieva ...

United States

Morton, Illinois 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 and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located southeast of Peoria. The communi ...

, a village *

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 in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the ...

, an unincorporated community *

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. Hist ...

, a city * Morton, Mississippi, a city *

Morton, Missouri Morton is an unincorporated community in southeast Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The community is one mile west of Missouri Route A approximately six miles east-northeast of Richmond Rich ...

, an unincorporated community *

Morton, New York Kendall is a town in Orleans County, just west of the town of Hamlin in Monroe County, in New York State, United States. The population of Kendall was 2,724 at the 2010 census. The Town of Kendall is in the northeast corner of Orleans County and ...

* Morton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood *

Morton, Pennsylvania Morton is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,778 at the 2020 census. Geography Morton is located in eastern Delaware County at (39.910612, -75.327273). It is bordered to the north, east, and west by ...

, a borough *

Morton, Texas Morton is a city and county seat of Cochran County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,006. This represented a 10.8% population decline since the 2000 Census. History Famous cattle baron Christopher C. Slau ...

, a city *

Morton, Washington Morton is a city in Lewis County, Washington, United States. The population was 1,036 at the 2020 census. History Morton was first settled in 1871 by James Fletcher. It was later named after Benjamin Harrison's Vice President, Levi P. Mort ...

, a city * Morton, Wyoming, an unincorporated community *

Morton Arboretum The Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, United States, is a public garden, and outdoor museum with a library, herbarium, and program in tree research including the Center for Tree Science. Its grounds, covering 1,700 acres (6.9 square kilometres ...

, a large plant collection in Lisle, Illinois *

Lake Morton Lake Morton is a lake in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, in the United States. The lake is named for John P. Morton, who owned land near the lake. References External links * Morton Morton Morton may refer to: People * Morton (surname) ...

, a lake in Florida *

Morton Township (disambiguation) Morton Township may refer to: * Morton Township, Tazewell County, Illinois * Morton Township, Page County, Iowa * Morton Township, Ottawa County, Kansas, in Ottawa County, Kansas * Morton Township, Pawnee County, Kansas, in Pawnee County, Kansas * M ...

Morton County (disambiguation) Morton County is the name of two counties in the United States: * Morton County, Kansas * Morton County, North Dakota Morton County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,291, making it th ...

Camp Morton Camp Morton was a military training ground and a Union prisoner-of-war camp in Indianapolis, Indiana, during the American Civil War. It was named for Indiana governor Oliver Morton. Prior to the war, the site served as the fairgrounds for the In ...

, an American Civil War military training ground and prisoner-of-war camp in Indianapolis, Indiana

Elsewhere

Morton Strait Morton Strait is the -long and -wide strait between Snow Island on the southwest and Rugged Island and Livingston Island on the northeast, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The Aim Rocks and Long Rock lie in the strait. The feature ...

, Antarctica *

Morton National Park The Morton National Park is a national park located in the Southern Highlands, South Coast and Illawarra regions of New South Wales, Australia, situated approximately south southwest of Sydney. Location and features The most notable attractio ...

, New South Wales, Australia *

Morton, Vienne Morton () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Demographics See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 266 communes of the Vienne department of France. Th ...

, France, a commune

Businesses

* Morton Frozen Foods *

Morton's Potato Chips Morton's Potato Chips was a potato chip company popular in Texas, United States. This company was popular for their corn chips called Chip-Os, and for the fact that The Carpenters – a vocal and instrumental American duo, consisting of siblings K ...

, an American company in the 1960s and 1970s *

Morton's Restaurant Group Morton's The Steakhouse is a chain of steak restaurants with locations in the United States and franchised abroad, founded in Chicago in 1978. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landry's. History Morton's was co-founded in 1978 by Arnold J. Mo ...

, owner and operator of upscale restaurants, including Morton's The Steakhouse *

Morton Salt Morton Salt is an American food company producing salt for food, water conditioning, industrial, agricultural, and road/highway use. Based in Chicago, the business is North America's leading producer and marketer of salt. It is a subsidiary of h ...

* Morton (restaurant), a Finnish restaurant chain

Schools

Morton College Morton College is a public community college in Cicero, Illinois. It is the second oldest community college in the state. While the campus itself was constructed in 1975, the college was established in 1924. Before the construction of the campus, ...

, a community college in Cicero, Illinois *

Morton High School (disambiguation) Morton High School could refer to the following schools in the United States: * J. Sterling Morton High School District 201 — a district, or any of its three campuses, in Cook County, Illinois * Morton High School (Morton, Illinois) — t ...

Titles

Earl of Morton The title Earl of Morton was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1458 for James Douglas of Dalkeith. Along with it, the title Lord Aberdour was granted. This latter title is the courtesy title for the eldest son and heir to the Earl of Morton. ...

, a title in the Peerage of Scotland * Morton baronets, a title in the Baronetage of England

Other uses

* Greenock Morton F.C., a Scottish football club * Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin, Ireland *

Morton station Morton station, also known as Morton–Rutledge station, is a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Morton, Pennsylvania. Located at Yale and Morton Avenues, it serves the Media/Wawa Line. While the south, inbound platform of the station is in Morto ...

, a SEPTA Regional Rail station in Morton, Pennsylvania * , a US Navy destroyer *

Ulmus 'Morton' ''Ulmus'' 'Morton' (selling name ) is an elm cultivar cloned from a putative intraspecific Hybrid (biology), hybrid planted at the Morton Arboretum in 1924, which itself originated as seed collected from a tree at the Arnold Arboretum in Massac ...

, a variety of elm tree that originated at the Morton Arboretum *

Morton's neuroma Morton's neuroma is a benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve, most commonly of the second and third intermetatarsal spaces (between the second/third and third/fourth metatarsal heads; the first is of the big toe), which results in t ...

, a medical condition affecting the foot