Morton, Illinois | |
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 Main Street in downtown Morton | |
 Location of Morton in Tazewell County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′42″N 89°28′01″W / 40.61167°N 89.46694°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Tazewell |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Board of Trustees |
| • Mayor | Jeff Kaufman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.85 sq mi (33.29 km2) |
| • Land | 12.81 sq mi (33.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 17,117 |
| • Density | 1,336.01/sq mi (515.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61550 |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-50621 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399402[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Morton, Illinois |
| Website | Official website |
Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census. Morton is a suburb of Peoria, located southeast of Peoria, and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community holds a yearly Morton Pumpkin Festival for a week 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".[3]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Morton, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Morton, Illinois". Village Profile. Retrieved December 20, 2011.