Morton County, Kansas
Founding: 1886 Parent county: Seward Namesake: Oliver Morton, Indiana governor Seat: Richfield (1886–1961); Elkhart (1961–) Land area: 730 square miles Population (2020): 2,701 Population (historic): 724 (1890); 1,333 (1910); 4,092 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1890; 1900–1930; 1940–1970; 1980–2000 Subdivisions: Three cities; six townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 235 (17.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 32.6% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.9% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 1% Average farmhouse value (1930): $853 Average outbuilding value (1930): $878 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4 rooms Number of farms (1920): 405 Average farm size (1920): 226.3 acres Sources of settlement: Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana _________________________________________________________________________________ Richfield (ex-seat) ...