Drinking water stations with addresses in Morton and their reported violations in the past:
MORTON COUNTRY OF MORTON (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In JAN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One minor monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 35.4% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 14.0% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Morton, TX
18 people in nursing homes
4 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Morton compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Morton (2009 data):
- City Bank: Morton Branch at 107 West Taylor Street, branch established on 1998-07-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,863.7 mil, Deposits: $1,505.7 mil, headquarters in Lubbock, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 30 total offices, Holding Company: South Plains Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Cochran County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Morton
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | Baptist Missionary Association of America | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
| Adherents | 54.1% | 15.5% | 12.2% | 7.5% | 10.8% |
| Congregations | 30.8% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 23.1% | 30.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $5,010 | $60,120 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,434 | $32,604 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $2,054 | $24,648 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,398 | $28,776 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,048 | $48,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
1 | $3,182 | $38,184 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $4,308 | $25,848 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
9 | $26,434 | $35,245 | 0 | $0 |
Morton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $170,000
Sewerage: $89,000
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $303,000
Water Utilities: $180,000
Financial Administration: $157,000
Solid Waste Management: $143,000
Regular Highways: $126,000
Sewerage: $25,000
Health Services - Other: $19,000
Welfare - Other: $13,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $12,000
Fire Protection: $6,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $35,000
General Revenue, NEC: $21,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $822,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $360,000
Water Utilities: $299,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $53,000
Property: $47,000
Public Utilities: $36,000
NEC: $7,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $273,000
6.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,569 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.58% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
9.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,009 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.56% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Morton:
- KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KMUL (1380 AM; 50 kW; MULESHOE, TX; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)
- KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
- KIJN (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FARWELL, TX; Owner: METROPOLITIAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KFYO (790 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KJTV (950 AM; 5 kW; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KLVT (1230 AM; 1 kW; LEVELLAND, TX; Owner: PAUL R. BEANE)
- KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KVOP (1090 AM; 5 kW; PLAINVIEW, TX; Owner: EQUICOM, INC)
- KYKK (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HUMBLE CITY, NM; Owner: NOALMARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KZZN (1490 AM; 1 kW; LITTLEFIELD, TX; Owner: EMIL MACHA)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KGNC (710 AM; 10 kW; AMARILLO, TX; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Morton:
- K216DO (91.1 FM; MORTON, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KAIQ (95.5 FM; WOLFFORTH, TX; Owner: LITTLEFIELD BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
TV broadcast stations around Morton:
- KLBK-TV (Channel 13; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: QUORUM OF TEXAS LICENSE, LLC)
- KJTV-TV (Channel 34; LUBBOCK, TX; Owner: RAMAR COMMUNICATIONS II, LTD.)
- KENW (Channel 3; PORTALES, NM; Owner: EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY)
- K24DU (Channel 24; DORA, NM; Owner: NVG-AMARILLO, LLC)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Morton, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 164
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
- Fatalities: 181
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23
Morton fatal accident list:
Feb 13, 1991 02:45 AM, Eastgrant, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 5, 1986 07:44 AM, 114, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Morton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Morton, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- STATION, Sw 3rd, Overall height: 120.4 m, Call Sign: WNTA673
Assigned Frequencies : 952.137 MHz, 928.137 MHz Grant Date: 12/20/1994, Expiration Date: 12/20/1999, Cancelation Date: 11/03/1999
Registrant: Phone: (202) 857-3500
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- South By Southwest Of City Limits Of, Structure height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: KLF600
Assigned Frequencies : 152.240 MHz Grant Date: 02/18/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, LLP, 2120 L Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: N5DRT, Previous Call Sign: KD5CUE, Licensee ID: L00200584
Grant Date: 02/08/2007, Expiration Date: 02/08/2017, Certifier: Kurt A Hill
Registrant: Kurt A Hill, 512 Se 9th Street, Morton, TX 79346
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 6- Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1852J , Serial Number: 28-24289, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 04/26/1968
Registrant (Individual): Darrell Betts, 101 Cr 175, Morton, TX 79346 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3005F , Serial Number: 18257105, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 04/04/1966
Registrant (Individual): Michael S Simpson, 102 Sw 1st St, Morton, TX 79346 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6038H , Serial Number: 19181, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Individual): Chester J Page, Rt 2, Morton, TX 79346 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-18A 150 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6761B , Serial Number: 18-5036, Year manufactured: 1956
Registrant (Individual): Granville Lasseter, , Morton, TX 79346 - Aircraft: CESSNA A188B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 731GY , Serial Number: 18802896T, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 03/08/1977
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 712 S Main St, Morton, TX 79346 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8910T , Serial Number: 52810, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 04/28/1960
Registrant (Individual): Michael D Mccasland, Po Box 904, Morton, TX 79346
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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