Murphy
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town in and county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina. United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- County
- Cherokee
- Founded by
- A. R. S. Hunter
- Named after
- Archibald Murphey
- Mayor
- Tim Radford
- Total
- 2.64 sq mi (6.85 km )
- Land
- 2.54 sq mi (6.57 km )
- Water
- 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km )
- Elevation
- 1,539 ft (469 m)
- Density
- 634/sq mi (244.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 37-45660
- Website
- www .townofmurphync .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Murphy
- Population
- 1608
- Area
- 6.832204
- Elevation
- 489
- Official website
- www.townofmurphync.com
- Image
- Murphy, N.C. next to the Hiwassee River on Sep. 15, 2022.jpg
- Households
- 877
- Dialing code
- 828
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- Commons category
- Murphy, North Carolina
- postal code
- 28906
- inception
- 1835-01-01
- water as percent of area
- 9.1323
- per capita income
- 21909
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Murphy is a town in and the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. It is situated at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Valley rivers. It is the westernmost county seat in the state of North Carolina, approximately 360 miles (580 km) from the state capital in Raleigh. The population of Murphy was 1,608 at the 2020 census.
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