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Murray
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city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Calloway
- Founded
- c. 1822
- Incorporated
- January 17, 1844
- Named after
- John L. Murray
- Mayor
- Bob Rogers
- City
- 11.68 sq mi (30.24 km )
- Land
- 11.65 sq mi (30.17 km )
- Water
- 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km )
- Elevation
- 535 ft (163 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 18,964
- Density
- 1,485.5/sq mi (573.57/km )
- Metro
- 37,191
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Area codes
- 270 & 364
- Fips code
- 21-54642
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Murray
- Population
- 17307
- Area
- 29.186948
- Elevation
- 163
- Official website
- www.murrayky.gov
- Image
- Murray, Kentucky from US Highway 641.jpg
- Households
- 7374
- Dialing code
- 364
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- Commons category
- Murray, Kentucky
- postal code
- 42071
- inception
- 1822-00-00
- P8168
- Louise Abbéma
- water as percent of area
- 0.2586
- per capita income
- 19701
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Murray is a home rule-class city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of Calloway County and the 19th-largest city in Kentucky. The city's population was 17,307 during the 2020 U.S. census, and its micropolitan area's population is 37,191. Murray is a college town and is the home of Murray State University.
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