Murdock, Minnesota

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Murdock
The Sabin S. Murdock House, the former home of the city founder and listed in the NRHP since 1985 [1]
The Sabin S. Murdock House , the former home of the city founder and listed in the NRHP since 1985
Location in Minnesota
Location of Murdock in Swift County (right) and Minnesota (left)
Basic data
Foundation : 1878
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Swift County
Coordinates : 45 ° 13 ′  N , 95 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 13 ′  N , 95 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 278 (as of 2010)
Population density : 191.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 1.45 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 )
Height : 332 m
Postal code : 56271
Area code : +1 320
FIPS : 27-44818
GNIS ID : 648389
Mayor : Doug Kavanagh

Murdock is a small town (with the status " City ") in Swift County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Murdock had 278 residents.

geography

Murdock is located in western Minnesota at 45 ° 13'26 "north latitude and 95 ° 23'36" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​1.45 km².

Neighboring places of Murdock are Kerkhoven (6.7 km southeast) and De Graff (7.5 km northwest).

The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (182 km east), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (201 km in the same direction), Rochester (323 km southeast), Sioux Falls in South Dakota (257 km southwest) and Fargo , North Dakota (226 km north-northwest).

traffic

The US Highway 12 extends in a northwest-southeast direction as the main road through Murdock. All other roads are subordinate country roads, partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.

A railway line of the BNSF Railway runs parallel to US 12 through the urban area of ​​Murdock.

By Murdock Municipal Airport is located in the south-western area of a small airfield. The nearest major airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (200 km east-southeast).

history

The site was planned in 1878 by Sabin S. Murdock , a manager and landowner. In the same year a post office was set up, which was maintained by the owner of the general store, which was also located there, on behalf of the government. In January 1881 the place was incorporated for the first time. Murdock was finally incorporated in 1898.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Murdock had 278 people in 117 households. The population density was 191.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.38 people lived in the 117 households.

The racial the population was composed of 95.0 percent white and 4.0 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 7.2 percent of the population.

27.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.4 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 50,000  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,105. 3.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 85001752. Retrieved June 26, 2013
  2. ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved June 26, 2013
  3. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed June 26, 2013
  4. ↑ AirNav.com - 23Y Retrieved on June 26, 2013
  5. ↑ LakesnWoods.com - Murdock, Minnesota Retrieved on June 26, 2013

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