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<br />Project Impact and Disaster Resistance <br />in Morgan County, Colorado <br /> <br />The Locale of Morgan County, Colorado <br /> <br />Community Profile <br /> <br />Morgan County is a large county in the eastern plains of central Colorado, located a little <br />over 100 miles northeast of the state capital of <br />Denver. Morgan County encompasses 1,296 square <br />miles and is home to approximately 30,000 people, <br />This rural county is typical of the mid-western plains <br />in terms of geography, weather and hydrology, with <br />a rural orientation and solid agricultural economy, <br />The community relies on Fort Morgan (population <br />over 12,000) as its shipping and distribution hub, <br /> <br /> <br />The Statistics <br /> <br />Morgan County's Population <br /> <br />Brush 6500 <br />Fort Morgan 12000 <br />Hillrose 191 <br />Wiggins 773 <br />Log Lane Village 936 <br />Unincorporated Morgan County 9700 <br />Includes, Goodrich, Orchard, Snyder & Weldona <br /> <br />Morgan County's Disaster History <br />Morgan County annually experiences the threat of severe weather, that threatens it's <br />citizens and communities, In the last few years, these events have required federal, state <br />and local resources, In recent years a strong sense of self-sufficiency and volunteerism <br />have developed in the county, Citizens and local governments have taken a proactive <br />approach in master planning for mitigation activities, early warning and notification, <br />communication and coordination, education activities, and land use planning, <br /> <br />Morgan County is at severe risk of repeated historical flooding due to overland floods and <br />