Murray, Kentucky

Murray, Kentucky
Murray, Kentucky
City
	an Aerial View of Murray in 2020
	Location of Murray in Calloway County, Kentucky
	Coordinates: 36°36′34″N 88°18′56″W / 36.60944°N 88.31556°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Calloway
Founded	c. 1822
Incorporated	January 17, 1844
Named for	John L. Murray
Government
• Mayor	Bob Rogers
Area
• City	11.68 sq mi (30.24 km2)
• Land	11.65 sq mi (30.17 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation	535 ft (163 m)
Population (2020)
• City	17,307
• Estimate (2023)	18,086
• Density	1,485.58/sq mi (573.57/km2)
• Metro	37,191
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	42071
Area code(s)	270 & 364
FIPS code	21-54642
GNIS feature ID	0499118
Website	www.murrayky.gov

Murray is a home rule-class city^[4] in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of Calloway County^[5] and the 19th-largest city in Kentucky.^[6] The city's population was 17,307 during the 2020 U.S. census,^[7] 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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^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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