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Welcome to Murray ...The city of Murray is located in Calloway County<1> and is the County Seat for Calloway County. Google driving directions from your current location to Murray Murray was established in 1844. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Murray has a population of 19,331 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Murray is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Murray lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Murray: 270 & 364<4> The ZIP code for Murray: 42071<5> Websites for Murray ...Official Website: www.murrayky.gov/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Murray had an population of 19,331 people. This is an increase of 8.96% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.3% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Murray had a population of 17,741 people (which is 47.5% of the total population of Calloway County). This makes Murray the county's most populous community. The population of Murray represents 0.41% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 20th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 17,741 people, the population of Murray increased 18.67% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 14,950 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Murray. Communities Also Named Murray ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Murray - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Indiana (2), Iowa, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Murray. Communities near Murray ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Murray.
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 Murray. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murray. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Murray. 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 Murray. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Murray. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Murray. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murray ...Looking for more information about Murray? 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 Murray, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Murray. Adding Murray to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Murray 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 Murray was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Murray in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). For more details, see References and Mentions for Murray. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Murray: www.murrayky.gov/ The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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