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Morton
Illinois · IL · Tazewell County
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Village in Illinois, United States17,117Population
13.1 sq miArea
712 ftElevation
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".
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