History
Murray was founded in 1868 as Oakland{{Sfn, Savage,, 2007, p=158 following the construction of the Burlington & Missouri River Rail Road through the State.{{Sfn, ''Clarke County History'', July, 1886, p= The village was laid out in 1868 by Henry Clay Sigler (1830–1907) ofGeography
According to theDemographics
{{Historical populations , title= Historical populations , type= USA , align= left , 1880, 491 , 1890, 666 , 1900, 949 , 1910, 796 , 1920, 847 , 1930, 828 , 1940, 857 , 1950, 767 , 1960, 613 , 1970, 620 , 1980, 703 , 1990, 731 , 2000, 766 , 2010, 756 , 2020, 684 , source= 2020 U.S. Census{{Sfn, US Census, 2020{{Sfn, Iowa State Data Center2020 census
As of the2010 census
As of the2000 census
As of theNotable people
* Meridel Le Sueur (1900–1996) – American writer associated with the proletarian movement of the 1930s and 1940s * Glenn Parker (1898–1989) –Historical markers
* Ensign Peak Foundation, {{URL, https://ensignpeakfoundation.org/murray-clarke-county-iowa/, Murray History Center.{{Sfn, Hartley & Anderson, October 29,, 2012, pp=82–83 * The Clarke County Freedom Rock & Honor Wall in Murray, created by renowned painter Ray “Bubba" Sorensen, Murray Cemetery off Highway 34 and County Highway R16Cemeteries
Murray
* Murray Cemetery.{{Sfn, ''Cemeteries in Clarke County'',, 1939, p={{Sfn, ''Clark County Genealogical'',, 1997, p= : Northeast corner Section 7: northeast corner of Ferdinand D. Friday (1833–1920) 240 acre tract. : Troy Township, Section 15: about 4 acres in the southwest corner of the old William Harvey Dewey (1956–1946) 76 acre tract. : 135th Avenue, at the northwest corner of Route 34 and County Road R16 : {{coord, 41.02780, -93.94560 * Union Cemetery.{{Sfn, ''Cemeteries in Clarke County'',, 1939, p={{Sfn, ''Clark County Genealogical'',, 1997, p= : {{coord, 41.12650, -93.91150See also
* Murray Community School DistrictBibliography
Annotations
{{reflist, group=lower-alpha, 50em, refs= On July 31, 1948, by way of a ceremony at Red Oak, Iowa — about {{convert, 71, mi, km west of Murray via US-34 — US Highway 34 (the part that runs through Iowa) was dedicated as the 34th Infantry Division Memorial Highway, for the Iowans who served in the Division duringNotes
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{{hanging indent , text=Books, journals, magazines, websites, papers ---- {{refbegin, 30em, indent=yes * {{cite book , ref={{SfnRef, ''Cemeteries in Clarke County'',, 1939, p= , date=1939 , title=Cemeteries in Clarke County, Iowa , type=Graves Registration Project, Works Project Administration Retrieved April 22, 2024. Via