Murray, Iowa
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1880 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Clarke County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 3 ′ N , 93 ° 57 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 756 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 368.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 2.05 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 371 m |
| Postal code : | 50174 |
| Area code : | +1 641 |
| FIPS : | 19-55065 |
| GNIS ID : | 459410 |
| Website : | www.murrayia.org |
| Mayor : | Scott Busick |
Murray is a small town (with the status " City ") in Clarke County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Murray had 756 residents, the number that decreased to 742 by 2013.
geography
Murray is located in the south of Iowa at 41 ° 02'30 "north latitude and 93 ° 56'58" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 2.05 km² and is the largest town within the Troy Township .
Neighboring towns to Murray are East Peru (15 miles north), Truro (28 miles northeast), Osceola (18.1 miles east), Grand River (28.3 miles south), Thayer (6.5 miles west) and Lorimor (18.4 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Iowa's capital Des Moines (95.6 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (280 km northeast), Iowa City (277 km east-northeast), Kansas City , Missouri (239 km southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (199 km west) and Sioux City (338 km northwest).
traffic
The US Highway 34 runs south of the city in west-east direction a few hundred meters. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line for the freight traffic of the BNSF Railway runs in a west-east direction through the urban area of Murray. This route is also used by Amtrak's California Zephyr , which runs from Chicago to San Francisco and has a station in neighboring Osceola.
With the Osceola Municipal Airport there is a small airfield 26.5 km east. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport (85.5 km north-northeast).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 491 | - | |
| 1890 | 666 | 35.6% | |
| 1900 | 949 | 42.5% | |
| 1910 | 796 | -16.1% | |
| 1920 | 847 | 6.4% | |
| 1930 | 828 | -2.2% | |
| 1940 | 857 | 3.5% | |
| 1950 | 767 | -10.5% | |
| 1960 | 613 | -20.1% | |
| 1970 | 620 | 1.1% | |
| 1980 | 703 | 13.4% | |
| 1990 | 731 | 4% | |
| 2000 | 766 | 4.8% | |
| 2010 | 756 | -1.3% | |
| 2013 estimate | 742 | -1.9% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Murray had 756 people in 310 households. The population density was 368.8 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.44 people lived in each of the 310 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.5 percent African American and 1.3 percent from other ethnic groups. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.9 percent of the population.
26.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 44,844 USD . The per capita income was $ 26,275. 16.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Meridel Le Sueur (1900–1996) - writer and women's rights activist - born and raised in Murray
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Murray.Retrieved December 5, 2014
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved December 5, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Osceola Municipal Airport Accessed on 5 December 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved December 5, 2014