Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Fort Morgan run?
Fort Morgan’s city government spent $17.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,496 per resident. Water and other utilities ($14.4 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Fort Morgan is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,496 per resident a year, or $4.10 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,414 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Fort Morgan’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,414 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 Colorado cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,224, and the middle half spent $912–$1,750. Fort Morgan spent more than 61% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($3.1 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Colorado cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Fort Morgan itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 8% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Fort Morgan reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,414 · 2023: $1,469 · 2024: $1,496.
full-time in March 2025, the same as 158 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,536 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.49% of the home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Fort Morgan’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Fort Morgan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Fort Morgan →
Who’s in charge in Fort Morgan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Fort Morgan’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoffortmorgan.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 72 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (11,453).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Fort Morgan School District RE-3
Fort Morgan’s K–12 school district, shared with Log Lane Village. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,499 per pupil, $6,750 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Colorado districts overall: 55% local, 37% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Fort Morgan’s votes are counted by county
Colorado reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fort Morgan alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Morgan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.0%9,830 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.4%3,291 votesOthers: 2.6% (344 votes).
Most votes in Morgan County: Donald J Trump
Colorado: Harris 54.1%, Trump 43.1%
100% of Fort Morgan lies in Morgan County. Every 2024 race in Morgan County is on the county’s page.
Morgan County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Fort Morgan.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoffortmorgan.com ↗
- 2Colorado HouseState representatives
- 3Colorado SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Colorado
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Fort Morgan’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Fort Morgan’s government
How much does Fort Morgan spend per resident?
About $1,496 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,414 was more than 61% of 18 Colorado cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Fort Morgan?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,536 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.49% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.48% across Colorado. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoffortmorgan.com.
Who runs Fort Morgan’s government?
See cityoffortmorgan.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Fort Morgan yet.
How did Fort Morgan vote in 2024?
Colorado counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Fort Morgan alone. Morgan County, where 100% of Fort Morgan lies, voted Trump 73.0%, Harris 24.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Fort Morgan?
158 full-time and 39 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $1.1M (about $12.9M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Fort Morgan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Byron Pelton) and State House District 63 (Dusty Johnson). The House district also covers 26 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Fort Morgan’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →