Murray County, Minnesota

Murray County is a located in the  of,. As of, the population is 9,165. Its is.

History
During the there was a "war" to decide whether  or  would be the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,864 (720 ). 1,824 km² (704 sq mi) of it is land and 39 km² (15 sq mi) of it (2.10%) is water. The Mississippi-Missouri divide runs through the western part of the county, near, along what is locally known as.

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 * Bloody Lake: in
 * Buffalo Lake: the extreme western edge of the lake is in ; most of the lake is in
 * Corabelle Lake: in
 * Current Lake: western half is in ; eastern half is in
 * Fox Lake: in
 * Fulda First Lake: in
 * Iron Lake: in
 * Julia Lake: mostly in ; a small part of the lake extends eastward into
 * Lake Louisa: in
 * Lake Maria: in
 * Lake Sarah: in
 * the northwest part is in ; the northeast part is in ; the southeast part is in ; the southwest part is in ;
 * Lake Wilson: in
 * Lime Lake: in, formerly known as Lizzard Lake and Lake St. Rose
 * Long Lake: southern tip extends into ; mostly in
 * North Badger Lake: in
 * Round Lake: in
 * Smith Lake: in
 * South Badger Lake: in
 * Summit Lake: in
 * Talcot Lake: small part of the western part of the lake is in ; it is mostly in

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,165 people, 3,722 households, and 2,601 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (13/sq mi). There were 4,357 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.34%, 0.10% or , 0.22% , 0.21% , 0.02% , 0.45% from , and 0.67% from two or more races. 1.47% of the population were or  of any race. 47.3% were of, 12.9% , 12.5% and 5.1%  ancestry according to. There were 3,722 households out of which 29.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.50% were living together, 4.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 27.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 21.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,966, and the median income for a family was $40,893. Males had a median income of $27,101 versus $19,636 for females. The for the county was $17,936. About 6.30% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the, including 8.40% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over.