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Morton CountyKansas

Morton County is a county in southwestern Kansas with its seat in Elkhart. It was created in 1886 from Seward County and named after Oliver P. Morton.

  • Founded1886
  • County seatElkhart
  • Named forOliver P. Morton
  • Land area730 sq mi + 0.2 sq mi water
  • Population2,701 2020 Census
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Updated

Stevens Elkhart Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Morton on the map of Kansas

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Counties of Kansas · Morton highlighted

History

Formed in 1886 from Seward County and Kansas County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Morton County was created from Seward County on February 20, 1886, though it was not fully organized at that time. It was temporarily attached to Hamilton County for judicial purposes before being fully organized and detached from Hamilton in November 1886.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1886
    Morton County created Morton created from Seward; Morton not fully organized. Morton was located in the same area as Kansas (extinct), but with slightly different boundaries.
    from Sewardfrom Kansas
    · Kans. Laws 1886, spec. sess., ch. 37/pp. 57-58; Kans. Laws 1887, 22d leg., ch. 2/pp. 2-3
  2. 1886
    Changed Morton attached to Hamilton "for judicial purposes."
    Hamilton
    · Kans. Laws 1886, spec. sess., ch. 86/pp. 120-121
  3. 1886
    Changed Morton fully organized, detached from Hamilton.
    Hamilton
    · Blue Skyways, http://skyways.lib.ks.us/counties, 23 November 2004

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Morton

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Morton by the Census

Population
2,701 2020 Census count
Housing units
1,316 2020 Census count
Land area
730 square miles
Water area
0.2 square miles
People per sq mi
4 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Permits

Zoning and code

GIS and maps

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Morton County

When was Morton County founded?
Morton County was founded in 1886, formed from Seward County and Kansas County, and named after Oliver P. Morton.
What is the county seat of Morton County?
The county seat of Morton County is Elkhart.
Is there an online parcel map for Morton County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Morton County's boundary or name changed?
Morton County was created in 1886 from Seward County and Kansas County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Hamilton County.
Who issues septic and well permits in Morton County?
The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Morton County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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