Morgan is a small city in northern Bosque County, in the rolling Cross Timbers country of Central Texas. It sits at the junction of State Highway 174 and Farm Road 927, seven miles northeast of Meridian, the county seat, and about forty miles northwest of Waco. The community began as Steele's Creek — or Steel Creek — named for the nearby stream, and grew as a nineteenth-century trading center at a crossing of intersecting rail lines. It incorporated as a city in 1890, and by the early 1900s it was a bustling small town of several hundred people. Like many rural Texas communities, Morgan declined as the railroad and farm economy changed: its population fell from more than 800 around 1910 to about 200 by 1970, and the town settled into its present quiet scale of roughly 450 residents. Today Morgan is a close-knit, largely residential town. The Morgan Independent School District anchors the community, serving prekindergarten through twelfth grade on a single campus, and the school is a central gathering point for the area. A handful of local businesses serve daily needs, while residents travel to Meridian, Clifton, or Waco for shopping and services. The surrounding countryside is a mix of farmland, pasture, and wooded creek bottoms. Lake Whitney, the large reservoir on the Brazos River, lies within a short drive, offering boating, fishing, and camping, and the Bosque River and Meridian State Park provide additional outdoor recreation. Morgan suits people seeking a slow, affordable rural pace in the heart of Central Texas, within commuting distance of the Waco area.