North Carolina Cherokee County
Murphy
A town in Cherokee County, North Carolina — population 1,666 as of 2020.
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Tonight
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Mostly Cloudy7% precip
Saturday
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Chance Showers And Thunderstorms79% precip
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Sunday
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Showers And Thunderstorms96% precip
News around Cherokee County
Carolina Public Press
September 18Power-grid needs come up against cultural history claims in Cherokee County
Property owner describes Cherokee cultural artifacts and possibly burials. TVA plans transmission line there as data center drives demand. Power-grid needs come up against cultural history claims in Cherokee County is a story from Carolina Public Press , an award-winning…
Government & CivicIn and around Murphy
See & do
- Cherokee County Historical Museum
- Cherokee County Recreation
- Gwenmont Arms Apartments
- Henn Theatre
- Konehete Park
Eat, drink & stay
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Murphy by the numbers
Population
1,666Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 2.54 sq mi (6.57 km²), 0.11 sq mi water
- Median age
- 34.5
- Households
- 792
- Persons per household
- 1.9
- Median house value
- $250,000
Municipal office
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 5 WOFFORD ST, MURPHY, NC 28906