Morton is a village in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,117 at the 2020 census. Morton is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located southeast of Peoria. The community holds an annual Morton Pumpkin Festival in the second week of September, and claims that 82 percent of the world's canned pumpkin is produced in Morton, earning it the designation "Pumpkin Capital of the World". This nickname had been lived up to because of the institution of the Libby's pumpkin factory. The annual Morton Pumpkin Festival gathers thousands of tourists from around Illinois and even some from other northern Midwest states, like Indiana and Wisconsin. History Family Circle magazine ranked Morton as one of its "10 best towns for families" in 2013. Geography According to the 2010 census, Morton has a total area of , of which (or 99.66%) is land and (or 0.34%) is water. Demographics Morton is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area At the 2010 census there were 16,267 people, 6,622 households, and 4,507 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 6,973 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.3% White, 0.7% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.3% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7%. Of the 6,622 households 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 27.6% of households were one person and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.95. The age distribution was 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% 65 or older. The median age was 41.4 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males. The median household income was $70,878 and the median family income was $87,800. Males had a median income of $54,055 versus $27,629 for females. The per capita income for the village was $34,632. About 3.3% of families and 4.9% of the population