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The city of Murphysboro is located in Jackson County and is the county seat.
Murphysboro is 120 feet [36.58 m] above sea level.<1>
Time Zone: Murphysboro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Murphysboro, but it seems to be unique to this community.
At the time of the 2000 Census, Murphysboro had a population of 13,295 people<2> (or 22.3% of the total population of Jackson County). The population of Murphysboro represented 0.11% of the total of Illinois, making it the state's 165th most populous community.
From the Census Estimates for 2008, Murphysboro had a population of 8,184 people. This is a decrease of 38.44% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Murphysboro.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 8,184 | -38.44% | -0.96% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 8,263 | -37.85% | -2.03% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 8,434 | -36.56% | -0.26% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 8,456 | -36.4% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 13,295 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Cambria |  E | 11 mi [17.7 km] | 1,336 | 0.45% increase |
| | Carbondale |  SE | 6 mi [9.66 km] | 26,231 | 26.84% increase |
| | Carterville | E | 13 mi [20.92 km] | 5,441 | 17.87% increase |
| | Cobden |  S | 16 mi [25.75 km] | 1,098 | 1.61% decrease |
| | De Soto |  NE | 6 mi [9.66 km] | 1,559 | 5.69% decrease |
| | Du Quoin |  N | 17 mi [27.36 km] | 6,326 | 1.89% decrease |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Murphysboro.
Website for Murphysboro
| Official Website: | www.murphysboro.com/ |
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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.
If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).
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