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Welcome to Murray County ...

Time Zone: Murray County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Chatsworth is the Seat for Murray County.

Murray County was founded in 1832 and was created by taking area from Cherokee County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Murray had a population of 40,096 people. This is an increase of 1.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 39,533 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Murray represented 0.41% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Murray County:

  • Chatsworth
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dunn
    • Dunn is located in Murray County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Estimated population in 2019: 49,356 people
  • Eton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Eton is located in Murray County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eton <2>
  • Temple Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
  • Tennga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Tennga is located in Murray County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennga
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennga <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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