Welcome to Munday ...

The city of Munday is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Munday is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Munday has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Munday, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Munday has a population of 1,275 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Munday is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Munday lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Munday: (940)

The ZIP code for Munday: 76371<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Munday had an population of 1,275 people. This is a decrease of 1.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Munday had a population of 1,300 people (which is 34.96% of the total population of Knox County). This makes Munday the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,300 people, the population of Munday decreased 14.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,527 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Munday.

Communities Also Named Munday ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Munday - it's located in West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Munday.

Communities near Munday ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Munday.

• Knox City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
  • Knox City is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <6>
• Rochester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <6>
• Benjamin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
  • Benjamin is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benjamin <6>
• Goree
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
  • Goree is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <6>
• Weinert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weinert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert
  • Weinert is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weinert <6>
• O'Brien
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Brien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
  • O'Brien is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <6>
• Bomarton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
  • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
• Vera
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Vera is located in Knox County
• Red Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
  • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
• Gilliland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
  • Gilliland is located in Knox County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Munday. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Munday.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Munday. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Munday.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Munday. See our Newspapers Page for Munday.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Munday ...

Looking for more information about Munday? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Munday, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Munday.

Adding Munday to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Munday in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Munday was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Munday post office opened in 1894.

We also found Munday on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Oklahoma (1948).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Munday.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Munday. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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