Murdock

Murdock is a rural town in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 306 at the 2020 census. Murdock was incorporated in 1881. The city is part of the Kerhoven-murdock-Sunburg school district. The Murdock City Council voted to allow the Asatru Folk Assembly to use a former church as its gathering place on December 9, 2020. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km²), all of which is land. U.S. Route 12 serves as a main route in the community. The post office has been in operation at Murdock since 1878. It is named for S. S. Murdocks, who was the first postmaster of the town. The town is located in Swift county, which is in the Upper Midwest region of the state. The 2010 census showed that the city had a population of 278 people, 117 households, and 74 families living in the city. In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 14.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.2% male and 51.8% female. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males for a household in Murdock.

History

Murdock is the primary city name, but also De Graff are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is Murdock. Murdock was platted in 1881 by S. S. Murdock, and named for him. A post office has been in operation at Murdock since 1878. On December 9, 2020, the Murdock City Council voted to allow the Asatru Folk Assembly to use a former church as its gathering place. It will be the first time in the history of Murdock that a Folk Assembly has been established in the city. It is expected to be open to the public by the end of the year. The town is located on the banks of the Little Snake River, which runs through Murdock. It was named for S.S. Murdocks, who platted the town in 1878, and later incorporated it. The city was named after him, and is named for the town's first postmaster, who was also named S. S. Murdocks. It has a population of about 2,000 people, and was incorporated as a city in 1882. The post office was opened on September 1, 1878; it has been there ever since. The name Murdock means "murdock" or "the town of Murdocks" in English. It also means "the place where the river meets the stream" in the local dialect. The community's name is derived from the name of a local Native American tribe, the Mennonites, who lived in the area before the arrival of the U.S., called the "Mundock Indians".

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km²) U.S. Route 12 serves as a main route in the community. The city is located on the eastern edge of the Cuyahoga River valley, which runs through the center of the city. It is the only city in the state to have been named after a former president or prime minister of the U.N. or a member of the House of Representatives. It was founded in 1858 by the Spanish-American community of the same name, who settled the area in the late 19th century. It has a population of about 2,000 people, most of whom live in or near the city's downtown area, which is located in the eastern part of the town. It also has a number of smaller communities, including the town of Puyallup, which was named after the town's first postmaster, who was killed in the Great Depression. The town is also known as the site of the Battle of the Bulge, which took place during World War II in the 1940s and 1950s, when the city was declared a state of emergency. The area is home to a large number of Native American tribes, many of whom have settled in the area since the early 1900s. The community has a history that dates back to the early 20th century, when it was first settled by Native Americans. In the early 1930s, the town was named for a Native American tribe that lived in the region. It became known as Puyalup.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 278 people, 117 households, and 74 families living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 95.05% White, 0.66% African American, 3.96% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. There were 131 housing units at an average density of 233.9 per square mile (90.3/km²) The city's median income was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $40,000. The per capita income for the city is $17,011. About 8.3% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 6.5% ofThose 65 or over. The city is located in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers region of the Army National Guard, which is based in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the home of the Fort Worth Army Air Force Base, which was founded in 1883. The U.N. has a presence in the region, including Fort Worth and Fort Worth East, where it is based. It also has a military base at Fort Worth Air Force Station, which opened in 1887. It was the site of the first air base in the United States, and is the only one of its kind in the country. It has a population of 278, with a population density of 496.4 inhabitants per squaremile (191.7/km 2).

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Murdock, Swift County, Minnesota = 96.9. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 47. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Murdock = 3.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,057 individuals with a median age of 36.9 age the population dropped by -15.51% in Murdock, Swift County, Minnesota population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 491.96 residents per square mile of area (189.90/km²). There are average 2.35 people per household in the 109 households with an average household income of $33,213 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 6.50% of the available work force and has dropped -1.51% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 30.48%. The number of physicians in Murdock per 100,000 population = 63.9.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Murdock = 27 inches and the annual snowfall = 41.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 100. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 199. 84 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 1.1 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 48, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Murdock, Swift County, Minnesota which are owned by the occupant = 56.67%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 61 years with median home cost = $71,380 and home appreciation of -2.03%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.79 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,386 per student. There are 14.8 students for each teacher in the school, 265 students for each Librarian and 1589 students for each Counselor. 10.18% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 12.57% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).