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Population in July 2007: 2,636. Population change since 2000: -2.7%
 

Males: 1,276  (47.0%)
Females: 1,439  (53.0%)

Delaware County

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19070.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $51,900 (it was $46,731 in 2000)
Morton  $51,900
Pennsylvania:  $44,537

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $186,800 (it was $121,200 in 2000)
Morton  $186,800
Pennsylvania:  $131,900

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Races in Morton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.4%)
  • Black (24.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Filipino (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Morton: 104.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (22.0%), Italian (18.7%), German (15.8%), English (8.8%), Welsh (4.5%), Polish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated on 06/06/1898

Elevation: 138 feet

Land area: 0.36 square miles.

Population density: 7320 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Morton

  • High school or higher: 87.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
  • Unemployed: 0.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Morton borough

  • Never married: 32.4%
  • Now married: 45.5%
  • Separated: 2.6%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

114 residents are foreign born (2.6% Asia, 0.8% Europe, 0.6% Africa).

This city:  4.2%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Morton:  2.1% ($2,492)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Philadelphia, PA (13.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Rutledge borough, PA (0.7 miles ), Springfield, PA (1.3 miles ), Folsom, PA (1.3 miles ), Swarthmore borough, PA (1.5 miles ), Ridley Park borough, PA (2.1 miles ), Prospect Park borough, PA (2.2 miles ), Woodlyn, PA (2.5 miles ), Clifton Heights borough, PA (2.5 miles ).

Latitude: 39.91 N, Longitude: 75.33 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-0.5%).


Historical population

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Most common industries for males:
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (24%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Registered nurses (11%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Morton by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 001211
    per 100,000 0.00.037.074.237.337.5
Robberies 364002
    per 100,000 110.5220.0147.90.00.075.0
Assaults 51141239
    per 100,000 184.1403.4147.9444.9112.0337.5
Burglaries 10413598
    per 100,000 368.2146.7480.6185.4336.1300.0
Thefts 7910189968370
    per 100,000 2908.73703.73290.23559.53099.32624.7
Auto thefts 523226
    per 100,000 184.173.3110.974.274.7225.0
Arson 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.037.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 213.2) 226.8311.0277.6309.6205.8264.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.51
US city average:  3.00

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Morton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 24% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the Morton city center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 23.6 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Morton:
  • DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DREXEL HILL, PA)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - DELAWARE COUNTY (about 5 miles; DARBY, PA)
  • MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; DARBY, PA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Morton:
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 8 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PHL)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 26 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 44 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Morton:
  • PHILADELPHIA (about 6 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID: 9N2)
  • SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 13 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ; ID: 7N7)
  • PENN'S LANDING (about 14 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: P72)

Amtrak stations near Morton:
  • 8 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N. BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Morton:
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; MEDIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,248)
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 6 miles; CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,547)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,115)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 10,823)
  • ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
Public elementary/middle school in Morton:
Private elementary/middle schools in Morton:
  • OUR LADY-PERPETUAL HELP SCHOOL (Students: 442; Location: 2130 FRANKLIN AV OLPH CT #5; Grades: KG - 8)
  • CHURCH OF ATONEMENT DAY SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 968 AMOSLAND RD.; Grades: PK - KG)
  • STEP BY STEP LEARNING CENTER (Students: 12; Location: 39 S MORTON AV; Grades: KG - KG)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Amosland Elementary School has a Morton mail address, but is actually part of Ridley School district. If you live in Morton, your child would attend one of two elementary schools in Springfield, PA...Sabold or Scenic Hills. Morton is part of Springfield School District. added by Donna

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Notable location: Morton Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: East Coast Vending (Amusement & Theme Parks; 101 North Morton Avenue Suite B), Grand American Tours (5 South Morton Avenue).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.0%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.4%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Morton compared to Pennsylvania state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.


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Banks with branches in Morton (2007 data):
  • Morton Savings Bank: at 25 South Morton Avenue, branch established on 1885-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $19.0 mil, Deposits: $17.6 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Morton Branch at 7 Kedron Avenue, branch established on 1955-10-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The



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Morton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $207,000
    Solid Waste Management: $86,000
    All Other: $30,000
    Parking Facilities: $11,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $37,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $475,000
    Central Staff Services: $221,000
    Sewerage: $127,000
    Regular Highways: $63,000
    Solid Waste Management: $52,000
    General Public Buildings: $46,000
    Fire Protection: $44,000
    General - Other: $40,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
    Financial Administration: $17,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
  • Employee Retirement - Other Investments - Other: $922,000
    Benefit Payments: $46,000
    Interest Revenue: $-9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $17,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $291,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $258,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $33,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $80,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $13,000
    General Public Building: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    Regular Highways: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $482,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $42,000
    General Support: $2,000
  • Tax - Property: $534,000
    NEC: $150,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $480,000

5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,574 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.33%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($506 average AGI)
Delaware County:  0.10%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Philadelphia County, PA  1.83% ($38,045 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, PA  0.56% ($82,255)
from Chester County, PA  0.53% ($71,219)


5.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.67%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($458 average AGI)
Delaware County:  0.05%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Philadelphia County, PA  1.15% ($37,465 average AGI)
to Chester County, PA  0.88% ($74,618)
to Montgomery County, PA  0.56% ($68,656)


Strongest AM radio stations in Morton:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WDAS (1480 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WTMR (800 AM; 5 kW; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: WTMR LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WURD (900 AM; 1 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: LEVAS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Morton:
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSRN-FM (91.5 FM; SWARTHMORE, PA; Owner: SWARTHMORE COLLEGE)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WIOQ (102.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WJJZ (106.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WHHS (107.9 FM; HAVERTOWN, PA; Owner: SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HAVERFORD TOWNSHP)

TV broadcast stations around Morton:
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
  • W33BT (Channel 33; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)

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