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Morrill is a village located in the extreme west panhandle of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 957 at the 2000 census. In 1886 the first settlers found a fertile valley at the mouth of the Sheep Creek draw and staked their claims. They came from Fort Collins, Colo., in search of a new home. They called their new home Collins, which was located nearly a mile north of present Morrill.

Historic Site: Horse Creek Treaty Marker Site Four miles west of Morrill on Highway 26, you'll come to a historical marker. This marker will tell you about the 1851 Horse Creek Treaty, officially known as the Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851), and the largest gathering of Native Americans in history. More than 10,000 Plains Indians representing 10 tribes gathered in a council with United States government officials near the North Platte River and Horse Creek to sign the treaty in a desire to live at peace with the whites.

Morrill is located at 41.964919, -103.925711. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

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