THE MORTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Llano Estacado setting.
Morton city has 1.51 square miles of land in Cochran County. Its Census reference point is in Llano Estacado, within High Plains.
Broad, comparatively smooth plains distinguish the High Plains from neighboring broken terrain. The natural grassland setting is drier and higher than the Central Great Plains to the east.
Regional context: High Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Morton and Cochran County
Morton is associated with Cochran 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 square miles of water within Morton, or 0% of its total area. That share is close to Cochran County’s 0%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Morton city has 2.6 times the land area of nearby Whiteface town (0.59 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

