[3] It is named for Daniel Morgan, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.

It was named after Daniel Morgan, a member in the Congress from Virginia, and general in the American Revolutionary War.

[5] As of the census of 2000, there were 14,897 people, 5,890 households, and 4,176 families living in the county.

25.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 15,054 people, 6,034 households, and 4,140 families living in the county.

[11] In terms of ancestry, 21.2% were German, 12.9% were English, 12.7% were Irish, and 9.8% were American.

The only Democratic presidential candidates to win the county were Woodrow Wilson in 1912 and Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, but Bill Clinton came within 181 votes of carrying it in 1996.