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- Murray, city, Salt Lake county, north-central Utah, U.S., on the Jordan River, near the Wasatch Range. Founded by Mormons in 1847, it was named for Eli H. Murray, governor of Utah Territory from 1880 to 1886.
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Murray ( / ˈmʌri /) is a city situated on the Wasatch Front in the core of Salt Lake Valley in the U.S. state of Utah. Named for territorial governor Eli Murray, the city had a population of 50,637 as of the 2020 United States Census. [ 6] Murray shares borders with Taylorsville, Holladay, South Salt Lake, Millcreek and West Jordan, Utah.
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Murray, city, Salt Lake county, north-central Utah, U.S., on the Jordan River, near the Wasatch Range. Founded by Mormons in 1847, it was named for Eli H. Murray, governor of Utah Territory from 1880 to 1886.
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Feb 10, 2012 · There's nothing like an official post office to put a city's name on the map. It's not as if Utah's early Mormon settlement, formerly known as South Cottonwood, didn't have one with the same...
Murray City initially created a Mayor-Council form of government. In 1911, a State law changed the form of government for cities of the First and Second Class in Utah from the old Council form to the Commission form of government. This form of government was again reversed in 1981.
Nov 13, 2021 · Murray is a city situated on the Wasatch Front in the core of Salt Lake Valley in the U.S. state of Utah. Named for territorial governor Eli Murray, it is the state’s fourteenth largest city. Murray has been called the Hub of Salt Lake County. Murray is twinned with one sister city: Chiayi, Taiwan.
Jul 16, 2018 · In 1883, Harry Haynes (1847-1920), the community’s postmaster, submitted the name Murray (after the territorial governor, Eli Murray) as a candidate for the town’s official postal designation. At the time, industry and commerce were gradually replacing agriculture as the dominant economy in Murray.
Welcome to the Murray City Museum! Have you lived in Murray all your life? Or are you a newcomer? You may wonder: How did Murray City get its name? Why did people move here? How did the pioneers live when they first arrived? We’ll answer those questions and more on this virtual tour of the Murray City Museum.
