Mount Morris, Michigan
| City of Mount Morris | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location of Mount Morris within Genesee County, Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 43°7′12″N 83°42′47″W / 43.12000°N 83.71306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Genesee |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel J. Lavelle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2) |
| • Land | 1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 774 ft (236 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,086 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,029 |
| • Density | 2,571.7/sq mi (992.9/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48458 |
| Area code(s) | 810 |
| FIPS code | 26-55960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0632820 |
Mount Morris is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,086 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Mount Morris Township, but is politically independent.
Benjamin Pearson was the first settler in the area in 1833. In 1836, Frederick Walker was the first to settle within the future village site. A post office named Mount Morris was established on July 11, 1837, with Charles N. Beecher as the first postmaster. The name of the office was changed to Genesee on January 19, 1839, and back to Mount Morris on April 25, 1857. The name became Mount Morris Station on April 17, 1865 and finally back to Mount Morris on March 9, 1874. Development was spurred with the building of a line of the Pere Marquette Railway (now owned by Saginaw Bay Southern Railway) in 1857. The settlement was first platted as Dover in 1862 and was incorporated as the village of Mount Morris in 1867. It reincorporated as a city in 1929. It was named after Mount Morris, New York, because many of the early settlers had come from there. The current mayor of Mount Morris is Mayor Daniel J. Lavelle.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.20 square miles (3.11 km2), all land.
Coordinates: 43°07′N 83°42′W / 43.117°N 83.700°W
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