Morris, Minnesota

Morris
City of Morris
Morris Carnegie Library, now Stevens County Historical Society Museum
Morris Carnegie Library, now Stevens County Historical Society Museum
Nickname: 
Motown
Motto(s): 
"It starts here.", "There's More in Morris!"
Location of Morris within Stevens County and state of Minnesota
Location of Morris
within Stevens County and state of Minnesota
Coordinates: 45°35′08″N 95°54′17″W / 45.58556°N 95.90472°W / 45.58556; -95.90472
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyStevens
Founded1871
Founded byCharles F. Morris
Government
 • TypeWeak mayor–council
 • Mayor of MorrisKevin Wohlers
Area
 • Total
4.90 sq mi (12.70 km2)
 • Land4.70 sq mi (12.17 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
Elevation1,148 ft (350 m)
Population
 • Total
5,105
 • Estimate 
(2021)[4]
5,206
 • Density1,086.40/sq mi (419.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56267
Area code320
FIPS code27-44242[5]
GNIS feature ID2395408[2]
Websiteci.morris.mn.us
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Morris is a city and the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,105 at the 2020 census.[3][6]

Morris is surrounded by some of the nation's richest agricultural land, and agribusiness is important to the local economy.[citation needed] Headquartered in Morris, Riverview LLP is Minnesota's largest dairy milking operation and one of the largest in the nation.[7] Other large economic contributors are beef feedlots and swine producers, manufacturing, education, and healthcare industries.

The town is home to the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM), part of the University of Minnesota system. It was established as a public college in 1960 on the grounds of a former industrial school for Native Americans. Today the campus has a population of approximately 1,900 and is ranked as a "Top 10 Public Liberal Arts College" by U.S. News & World Report and one of "America's Top Colleges" by Forbes.[8][full citation needed]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morris, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ ""The Riverview Way"". Archived from the original on July 30, 2012.
  8. ^ [1], "National Rankings"