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Murray County
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county in Minnesota, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- Founded
- May 23 (created), June 17, 1872 (organized)
- Named after
- William Pitt Murray
- Seat
- Slayton
- Largest city
- Slayton
- Total
- 720 sq mi (1,900 km )
- Land
- 705 sq mi (1,830 km )
- Water
- 15 sq mi (39 km ) 2.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 7,942
- Density
- 11.6/sq mi (4.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 7th
- Website
- www .murray-countymn .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Murray County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 8,179 at the 2020 census. Its county seat is Slayton.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Murray County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.