Murray is a home rule-class city in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of Calloway County and the 19th-largest city in Kentucky. The city's population was 17,307 during the 2020 U.S. census, and its micropolitan area's population is 37,191. Murray is a college town and is the home of Murray State University.
Southeast
Murray
Calloway County, KY
Population
17,414
Walk Score
77 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$762
Median home value
$184,400
Incorporated
1844
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Main Street Historic District · listed 1986
- Murray Commercial Historic District · listed 2003
- Murray State University Historic Buildings · listed 1978
Notable landmarks
- Calloway County Courthouse · listed 1986
- Confederate Monument in Murray · listed 1997
- Diuguid, Edwin S., House · listed 1976
- First Baptist Church · listed 1986
- First Christian Church · listed 1986
- Linn, Will, House · listed 1980
- Murray State University Historic Buildings, Addition: Main Library · listed 1983
- Murray Woman's Club Clubhouse, The · listed 2011
- National Hotel · listed 1986
- Old Normal School Building · listed 1975
- Seclusaval · listed 1975
- Swann, W.G., Tobacco Company · listed 2015
- US Post Office-Murray · listed 1986
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