Morgan was founded in 1854 as seat of the newly formed Calhoun County. It was incorporated as a city in 1856. The city was named after Hiram Morgan, a county official. From 1923 to 1929, Morgan was replaced as county seat by Arlington, Georgia after a referendum. It became county seat again after an additional referendum.
Geography
Morgan is located near the center of Calhoun County at . It is west of Albany and northeast of Blakely. According to the United States Census Bureau, Morgan has a total area of, all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,464 people, 108 households, and 69 families residing in the city. The population density was 1.113 people per square mile. There were 128 housing units at an average density of 97.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 33.13% White, 66.53% African American, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.13% of the population. There were 108 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couplesliving together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.76. In the city, the population was spread out with 3.4% under the age of 18, 17.6% from 18 to 24, 58.4% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 992.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 1,246.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $26,974 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $6,414. About 19.6% of families and 25.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 23.3% of those age 65 or over. Morgan is the location of a state prison, and the above figures include the prison population. There are approximately 1,200 males residing at the institution.
