Its total vote in November, 1882, was 162. Its equalized valuation at the time of organization, in 1877, was 114,840 its present valuation is more than double that amount being $257,680. In 1879 it had 287 acres of improved land in 1881 it had 642 acres. The general census of 1880 gave a population to the township of 192. Morton was organized as a civil township in January, 1877. The recently constructed Detroit, Lansing & Northern railroad passes through the northeastern portion of the township. The last named derives its name from the fact of being partly on section 16, the section which in every township is set apart for the benefit of the schools of the State. the large ones are named Round Lake, Long Lake, Blue Lake and School Section Lake. In the western part are four good-sized lakes, and two smaller ones. The Little Muskegon, its East and West Branches, and smaller tributaries, drain the township. Morton Township is numbered 14 north, of range 8 west, Congressional survey, and is bounded on the north by Martiny Township, on the east by Wheatland Township, on the south by Hinton Township and on the west by Austin Township. The dvd is 29 minutes long and is narrated by local residents. Anyone interested can purchase one for $15.00 or two for $25.00. The Mecosta-Morton Area Historical Society has a DVD available. This history is from the Mecosta County Portrait and Biographical Album by Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1883.
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