Morgan County is primarily a rural entity located on the high plains of northeastern Colorado, with Weld and Logan Counties to the north, Washington County to the east, Adams County to the south and Weld County to the west.

Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,111. [1] The county seat is Fort Morgan. [2] The county was named after old Fort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of Colonel Christopher A. Morgan. Morgan County comprises the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. [3] [4]

The Assessor's Office is responsible for discovering, listing, and valuing all property within the county as directed by state laws. It is the duty of the Assessor to locate, identify and value all taxable property within the County.

Morgan County, named after old Fort Morgan, which was named in honor of Colonel Christopher A. Morgan. It had a 2020 population of 29,111. The county seat is Fort Morgan, the boyhood home of Big Band musician Glenn Miller and the burial place of …

Follow in the footsteps of Colorado’s many visitors – pioneers, natives, and cowboys – in Morgan County. It’s a little slice of home away from home. Learn more in our Visitor’s Guide

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Morgan County, named after the earlier fort, was carved from Weld County in 1889. Both Fort Morgan and Brush vied for county seat. Fort Morgan had the higher population at the time—488, to Brush’s 112—and had the railroad connections, so it received the honor.

A natural oasis in the plains leading up to Colorado’s front range, Morgan County has always been a place for seekers. Arapahoe Indians in search of buffalo, cattlemen blazing the Texas-Montana Trail, Glenn Miller’s era-defining swing music all found something special here.