Morgan City, Louisiana

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|16.1|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|15.5|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.7|km2|order=flip}}, or 4.03%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2252040| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212183440/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2252040| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Morgan City city, Louisiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=March 29, 2013}}</ref>

The northeastern border of Morgan City is at the lower [[St. Martin Parish, Louisiana|St. Martin Parish]] line via [[Louisiana Highway 70]].

[[U.S. Route 90|U.S. Highway 90]] (future [[Interstate 49]]) and [[Louisiana Highway 182]] both pass through the city, both heading west {{convert|70|mi}} to [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]]. [[U.S. Route 90|U.S. 90]] also heads east approximately {{convert|90|mi}} to [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], while passing in between the cities of [[Houma, Louisiana|Houma]], which is located approximately {{convert|40|mi}} southeast, and [[Thibodaux, Louisiana|Thibodaux]], which is located {{convert|32|mi}} northeast of Morgan City. U.S. 90 is a freeway between Morgan City and the Houma area with the route planned to become a section of future [[Interstate 49]].

Morgan City is served by the [[Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport]], a general aviation airfield located near the [[U.S. 90]] four lane highway in nearby [[Patterson, Louisiana]].

If the [[Mississippi River]] were to experience a [[Avulsion (river)|major course change]] in the vicinity of the [[Old River Control Structure]] or [[Morganza Spillway]], the main channel of the river would likely then enter the Gulf of Mexico near Morgan City instead of [[New Orleans]].<ref name="InteractiveMap">{{cite web | url = http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php?q=https://sites.google.com/site/gmap4files/p/news/mississippi_course_change.txt&ll=30.417887,-91.201416&t=h&z=9&label=on | title = Will the Mississippi River change its course in 2011 to the red line? | access-date = 2011-05-08 | publisher = Mappingsupport}}</ref><ref name="AmericasWetlands">{{Cite web |url=http://www.americaswetlandresources.com/background_facts/detailedstory/LouisianaRiverControl.html |title=Controlling the Mighty Mississippi's path to the sea |access-date=2011-05-11 |archive-date=2016-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310124727/http://www.americaswetlandresources.com/background_facts/detailedstory/LouisianaRiverControl.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="DailyImpact">{{cite web|title=Mississippi Rising: Apocalypse Now? (April 28, 2011)|url=http://www.dailyimpact.net/2011/04/28/mississippi-rising-apocalypse-now/|publisher=Daily Impact|access-date=10 May 2011}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Morgan City, Louisiana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1922–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 84
|Feb record high F = 86
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 101
|Jul record high F = 102
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 99
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 91
|Dec record high F = 86
|year record high F = 102
|Jan high F = 63.0
|Feb high F = 66.5
|Mar high F = 71.8
|Apr high F = 78.0
|May high F = 84.1
|Jun high F = 88.9
|Jul high F = 90.5
|Aug high F = 90.4
|Sep high F = 87.9
|Oct high F = 81.1
|Nov high F = 72.0
|Dec high F = 65.6
|year high F = 78.3
|Jan mean F = 54.2
|Feb mean F = 57.7
|Mar mean F = 63.2
|Apr mean F = 69.5
|May mean F = 76.4
|Jun mean F = 81.7
|Jul mean F = 83.4
|Aug mean F = 83.3
|Sep mean F = 80.5
|Oct mean F = 72.4
|Nov mean F = 62.5
|Dec mean F = 56.6
|year mean F = 70.1
|Jan low F = 45.4
|Feb low F = 48.9
|Mar low F = 54.6
|Apr low F = 61.0
|May low F = 68.7
|Jun low F = 74.6
|Jul low F = 76.3
|Aug low F = 76.2
|Sep low F = 73.0
|Oct low F = 63.7
|Nov low F = 53.0
|Dec low F = 47.7
|year low F = 61.9
|Jan record low F = 12
|Feb record low F = 17
|Mar record low F = 17
|Apr record low F = 35
|May record low F = 42
|Jun record low F = 55
|Jul record low F = 60
|Aug record low F = 56
|Sep record low F = 46
|Oct record low F = 35
|Nov record low F = 22
|Dec record low F = 10
|year record low F = 10 
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.99
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.27
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.86
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.02
|May precipitation inch = 4.55
|Jun precipitation inch = 7.02
|Jul precipitation inch = 6.23
|Aug precipitation inch = 7.27
|Sep precipitation inch = 5.40
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.03
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.91
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.96
|year precipitation inch = 58.51
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.0
|Feb precipitation days = 8.2
|Mar precipitation days = 7.4
|Apr precipitation days = 7.0
|May precipitation days = 7.1
|Jun precipitation days = 11.5
|Jul precipitation days = 14.2
|Aug precipitation days = 14.8
|Sep precipitation days = 10.8
|Oct precipitation days = 6.8
|Nov precipitation days = 7.0
|Dec precipitation days = 8.2
|year precipitation days = 113.0
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lch
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00166394&format=pdf
| title = Station: Morgan City, LA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 27, 2021}}</ref>
}}