A town of 4,409, settled in 1868. A typical home worth about $739K.
The 3 things Morgan does most differently from other towns.
3,687 people in 2010; 4,409 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Morgan. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Morgan home is worth about $739,000, up 2.3% in a year, 38% above the Utah typical home.
Morgan beats the Utah average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Morgan | UT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.1% | 10.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.3% | 7.2% |
The public schools Morgan’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 80% of Utah’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan School | K–4 | 555 | A− |
| Morgan Middle | 5–8 | 493 | B− |
| Morgan High | 9–12 | 1,142 | B− |
| Morgan Preschool | PK | 46 | Not graded |
| Morgan Online | K–12 | — | Not graded |
| Morgan CTE Center | M | — | Not graded |
Most working residents leave Morgan for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Salt Lake City (10%), Ogden (9%) and Layton (6%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
Morgan has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 55 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
0.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilkinson Complex | — | 14 |
| 2. Riverside Park | — | 9 |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
4 places in Morgan on the National Register of Historic Places.
City and county seat in Utah, United States
Morgan is a city in and the county seat of Morgan County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan area. The area was settled around 1861 and formally incorporated as a city in 1861, and is named after Jedediah Morgan Grant (1816-1856), a leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 4,071 people.
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