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Statistics for the Town of Murphy

Murphy is the county seat in Cherokee County.

The community was named for Archibald Murphey, political leader

The latitude of Murphy is 35.087N. The longitude is -84.034W.

It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,604 feet.

The estimated population, in 2007, is 1,613.

2000 CENSUS DATA
  MURPHY NC US
Median household income by Age ($ in Previous Year) Number Number Number
  Median household income 24,952 39,184 41,994
  Householder under 25 25,500 23,201 22,679
  Householder 25-34 29,167 39,763 41,414
  Householder 35-44 22,083 46,595 50,654
  Householder 45-54 33,409 51,070 56,300
  Householder 55-64 32,031 42,250 47,447
  Householder 65-74 19,375 28,521 31,368
  Householder 75 and older 23,125 19,307 22,259
Per Capita income by Race of Ethnicity ($) Number Number Number
  Per capita income 16,926 20,307 21,587
  White 17,775 22,958 23,918
  Black or African American 9,848 13,548 14,437
  Native American 7,869 13,441 12,893
  Asian 0 19,815 21,823
  Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander 0 14,703 15,054
  Some other race 0 9,946 10,813
  Two or more races 633 11,585 13,405
  Hispanic or Latino 1,067 11,097 12,111
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; ePodunk

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