THE MORTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Smoky Hills setting.
Morton township has 35.9 square miles of land in Ottawa County. Its Census reference point is in Smoky Hills, within Central Great Plains.
These plains are lower and somewhat more irregular than the High Plains to the west. Their grassland setting includes rolling terrain and a transition toward greater rainfall in the east.
Regional context: Central Great Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Morton and Ottawa County
Morton is associated with Ottawa County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Morton by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Morton, or 0.1% of its total area. That share is close to Ottawa County’s 0.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Morton township has 92.9 times the land area of nearby Tescott city (0.39 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

