Map of Morton city, Minnesota

Morton is a city in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. This city is ninety-five miles southwest of Minneapolis. It is the administrative headquarters of the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation. The population was 411 at the 2010 census.

Morton city overview:
Name:	Morton city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Renville County
Elevation:	863 ft (263 m)
Total Area:	1.22 sq mi (3.17 km²)
Land Area:	1.21 sq mi (3.14 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	410
Population Density:	338.56/sq mi (130.68/km²)
ZIP code:	56270
Area code:	507
FIPS code:	2744368
GNISfeature ID:	0648125
Website:	www.mortonmn.com

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History

Morton was platted in 1882. Morton was incorporated in 1887. Darby Nelson (1940-2022), writer and politician, lived in Morton.

The 1862 Battle of Birch Coulee took place in what would later become the town of Morton and the adjacent Birch Coulee Township.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.22 square miles (3.16 km); 1.21 square miles (3.13 km) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) is water.

U.S. Route 71 and Minnesota State Highway 19 are two of the main routes in the community.