Murray County, Minnesota Totally Explained

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Murray County is a county located in the state of Minnesota, United States. As of 2000, the population is 9,165. Its county seat is Slayton.

History

During the 1880s there was a "war" to decide whether Currie or Slayton would be the county seat.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 720 square miles (1,864 km²), of which, 704 square miles (1,824 km²) of it's land and 15 square miles (39 km²) of it (2.10%) is water. The Mississippi-Missouri watershed divide runs through the western part of the county, near Chandler, along what is locally known as Buffalo Ridge.

Lakes

Bloody Lake: in Shetek Township
Buffalo Lake: the extreme western edge of the lake is in Murray Township; most of the lake is in Dovray Township
Corabelle Lake: in Iona Township
Current Lake: western half is in Ellsborough Township; eastern half is in Skandia Township
Fox Lake: in Shetek Township
Fulda First Lake: in Bondin Township
Iron Lake: in Skandia Township
Julia Lake: mostly in Dovray Township; a small part of the lake extends eastward into Cottonwood County
Lake Louisa: in Des Moines River Township
Lake Maria: in Lake Sarah Township
Lake Sarah: in Lake Sarah Township
Lake Shetek: the northwest part is in Lake Sarah Township; the northeast part is in Shetek Township; the southeast part is in Murray Township; the southwest part is in Mason Township;
Lake Wilson: in Leeds Township
Lime Lake: in Lime Lake Township, formerly known as Lizzard Lake and Lake St. Rose
Long Lake: southern tip extends into Lake Sarah Township; mostly in Lyon County
North Badger Lake: in Iona Township
Round Lake: in Shetek Township
Smith Lake: in Murray Township
South Badger Lake: in Iona Township
Summit Lake: in Leeds Township
Talcot Lake: small part of the western part of the lake is in Belfast Township; it's mostly in Cottonwood County

Major highways

U.S. Highway 59

Minnesota State Highway 30

Minnesota State Highway 62

Minnesota State Highway 91

Minnesota State Highway 267

Adjacent counties

Lyon County (north)

Redwood County (northeast)

Cottonwood County (east)

Nobles County (south)

Rock County (southwest)

Pipestone County (west)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,165 people, 3,722 households, and 2,601 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 4,357 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.34% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 1.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 47.3% were of German, 12.9% Norwegian, 12.5% Dutch and 5.1% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.

Murray County Population by year
1970 - 12,508 1980 - 11,084 1990 - 9,660 2000 - 9,165

There were 3,722 households out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were married couples living together, 4.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 21.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $34,966, and the median income for a family was $40,893. Males had a median income of $27,101 versus $19,636 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,936. About 6.30% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.40% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships
Avoca Chandler Currie Dovray Fulda Hadley Iona Lake Wilson Slayton The Lakes (CDP)	Belfast Township Bondin Township Cameron Township Chanarambie Township Des Moines River Township Dovray Township Ellsborough Township Fenton Township Holly Township Iona Township	Lake Sarah Township Leeds Township Lime Lake Township Lowville Township Mason Township Moulton Township Murray Township Shetek Township Skandia Township Slayton Township

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