Murray, Utah

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The 2000 Census showed that Murray had a population of 34,024 people^<1>. This represents 1.52% of the total population of Utah, making it the state's 13th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
10	Saint George	S	262 mi [421.6 km]	72,718	46.42% increase
11	Logan	N	75 mi [120.7 km]	48,657	14.03% increase
12	Bountiful	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	44,473	7.68% increase
-13-	Murray			46,201	35.79% increase
14	Roy	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	35,672	8.47% increase
15	South Jordan	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	51,131	73.7% increase
16	Midvale	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	28,129	4.07% increase

Murray had 13,327 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Murray has an area^<4> of 9.61 square miles [24.88 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Murray had a 2000 population density of 3,542 people per square mile [1,367 people/km²], making it the state's 8th most densely populated area.

Salt Lake County

The city of Murray is located in Salt Lake County.

The county had a population of 901,004 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 34,024 people, Murray contained 3.78% of the Salt Lake County total.

In addition, where the community of Murray has a population density of 3,542 people per square mile [1,367 people/km²], Salt Lake County averages 1,221 people per square mile [471.8 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Salt Lake County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Murray and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Murray. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Murray. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Murray, it also contains a comparison between Murray and the state of Utah.

Click here for the Murray QuickFact (QF-4953230).

The following communities are nearby Murray and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Taylorsville	QF-4975360	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	58,785	2.34% increase
	Sandy	QF-4967440	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	96,660	9.32% increase
	West Jordan	QF-4982950	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	104,447	52.84% increase
	South Jordan	QF-4970850	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	51,131	73.7% increase
	West Valley City	QF-4983470	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	123,447	13.36% increase
	Salt Lake City	QF-4967000	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	181,698	---
	Bountiful	QF-4907690	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	44,473	7.68% increase
	Orem	QF-4957300	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	93,250	10.59% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Murray.

A Census Quickfact is available for Salt Lake County (QF-49035).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Salt Lake County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Davis	QF-49011	N	295,332	22.91% increase
	Morgan	QF-49029	NE	8,669	21.16% increase
	Summit	QF-49043	E	36,100	20.39% increase
	Tooele	QF-49045	W	56,941	36.83% increase
	Utah	QF-49049	S	530,837	42.84% increase
	Wasatch	QF-49051	SE	21,066	36.65% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Murray:

Murray is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and in Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Murray.

The Commemorative Quarter for Utah<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Murray. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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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