Among the newest of U.S. towns · #618 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Morgan's Point Resort was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2002. Below: maps from 1931 on and the census since 1980.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
History grade
What drives Morgan's Point Resort’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Morgan's Point Resort is among the newest of U.S. towns, #618 of 642 in Texas. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Morgan's Point Resort’s overall grade.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Morgan's Point Resort’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to D. The pre-1940 share (±0.8 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1970.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Morgan's Point Resort’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Morgan's Point Resort yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Morgan's Point Resort is a General Law city in Bell County, Texas, United States. Morgan's Point Resort was incorporated 1970. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,636. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Morgan's Point Resort was established in 1970. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,170 to 4,636 (+11%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
By decade
No old photos in the archives yet
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Be the first to add onePhotograph a print flat, in daylight, no flash.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Morgan's Point Resort. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1931Belton sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Morgan's Point Resort.
People over time
Morgan's Point Resort, census by census
Grew from 1,082 people in 1980 to 4,636 in 2020, 4 times over.
5 censuses, 1980–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Morgan's Point Resort’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Morgan's Point Resort
Nobody well known was born in Morgan's Point Resort itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
In 1970, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1980 counted 1,082 people here.
How does Morgan's Point Resort rank for history?
Morgan's Point Resort is among the newest of U.S. towns, #618 of 642 in Texas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Morgan's Point Resort?
0.0% of Morgan's Point Resort’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 2002.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
