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Welcome to Murray County ...

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

The community of Slayton is the Seat for Murray County.

Murray County was founded in 1857 and was created by taking area from Brown County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Murray had a population of 8,194 people. This is a decrease of 5.78% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,697 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Murray represented 0.16% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Murray County:

  • Avoca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Avoca is located in Murray County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Chandler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chandler is located in Murray County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Currie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Currie is located in Murray County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
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  • Dovray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dovray is located in Murray County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Fulda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fulda is located in Murray County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulda <2>
  • Hadley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hadley is located in Murray County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Iona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Iona is located in Murray County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
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  • Lake Wilson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Slayton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Slayton is located in Murray County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slayton <2>

Websites of Interest ...

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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