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Murchison, Texas

Munson
(Rockwall County)

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(Oldham County)

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The city of Murchison is located in Henderson County.

Murchison is 140 feet [42.67 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Murchison lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Manitoba, North Carolina and Ontario have communities that are also named Murchison.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Murchison had a population of 592 people ^<2> (or 0.8% of the total population of Henderson County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Murchison had a population of 622 people. This is an increase of 5.07% 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 Murchison.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	622	+5.07%	-0.16% since 2007
2007	623	+5.24%	-0.32% since 2006
2006	625	+5.57%	+0.16% since 2005
2005	624	+5.41%
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2000	592	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Athens	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	12,320	9.06% increase
Brownsboro	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	837	5.15% increase
Chandler	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,631	25.35% increase
Edom	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	348	8.07% increase
Eustace	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	925	15.91% increase
Log Cabin	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	792	8.05% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Murchison.

The Commemorative
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Texas ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murchison - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Murchison. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Murchison and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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