Murphy, North Carolina Murphy, North Carolina Location of Murphy, North Carolina Location of Murphy, North Carolina State North Carolina Murphy is a town in and the governmental center of county of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. It is situated at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Valley rivers.
It is the westernmost governmental center of county in the state of North Carolina, approximately 360 miles (580 km) from the state capital in Raleigh.
The populace of Murphy was 2,420 at the 2014 census. Murphy was titled for North Carolina politician Archibald Murphey.
Murphy in 1938 The site of Murphy, along the Hiwassee River, was known to the Cherokee as Tlanusi-yi (the Leech Place), because of a legend about a enormous leech titled Tlanusi that lived in the river there. The Trading Path (later called the "Unicoi Turnpike") passed by the future site of Murphy, connecting the Cherokee lands east of the mountain peaks with the "Overhill Towns" of Tennessee. In 1836, amid the Cherokee removal known as the Trail of Tears, the United States army assembled Fort Butler in what is today Murphy.
The Cherokee County Historical Museum positioned in Murphy provides knowledge about the Trail of Tears. Cherokee County was formed in 1839 from a portion of Macon County, but Murphy wasn't incorporated as the governmental center of county until 1851.
Murphy was once the end of the two train lines.
The Mineral Bluff, GA spur line (L&N Railroad) came out of North GA and the Murphy Branch (Southern Railroad) came from Asheville.
The tracks for the Murphy Branch remain but are inoperable.
It has been idle since the mid 1990s when the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad discontinued service between Murphy and Andrews.
The L&N Depot remains as a improve center just southwest of downtown Murphy.
Murphy was the home of the once well-known crafts manufacturer Margaret Studios, which directed a nationwide chain t stores for its woodcraft products and homewares, such as lazy Susans t trays.
Folklorist John Jacob Niles based his well-known Christmas song "I Wonder as I Wander" on a phrase he heard in a song sung by the young daughter of a group of traveling evangelists in downtown Murphy on July 16, 1933. Architect James Baldwin designed the Cherokee County Courthouse, positioned in downtown Murphy, in a Beaux-Arts style.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $24,952, and the median income for a family was $35,234.
Occupations of Murphy, North Carolina The economy of Murphy is fairly spread out with a quarter of the populace provided jobs to in the management and experienced sector, about one fifth of the populace are working in either Sales/office or Construction, Maintenance and extraction sectors.
The smallest percentage, at only 1.9% are working in the Farm Fishing or Forestry sector. Murphy also has a mostly low median income per homehold at $24,952.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $24,952, and the median income for a family was $35,234.
There are a several employers for advanced skilled professions include Moog Components Group, Aegis Power Systems, Murphy Medical Group, Sioux Tools, and Tri-County Community College. The Harrah's Cherokee Tribal Casino & Hotel is a primary job supplier to the area.
Murphy Elementary Murphy Middle Murphy High There are also a several alternative education options including The Learning Center (K-8), Murphy Adventist Christian School (K-11), and TLC Montessori (Pre-K.) There is also a grow homeschool community. Higher education is offered at Tri-County Community College, or a several nearby universities and universities including North Georgia Technical College, Young Harris College, and University of North Georgia. Campbell Folkschool is positioned in Brasstown, NC an unincorporated village near Murphy.
It exists partly in Cherokee County and partly in Clay County.
Murphy sits just northwest of 19/74/64/129 which runs from just southwest of Murphy to Topton, just before US 129 breaks off. It is easily accessed by motor vehicle.
Western Carolina Regional Airport (ICAO: KRHP, FAA LID: RHP), known locally as the Murphy Airport, Andrews Airport, or Andrews-Murphy Airport, is positioned between the metros/cities of Andrews and Murphy. Murphy and the encircling unincorporated communities are protected by the Murphy Police Department, which is positioned at 93 Peachtree Street near downtown Murphy.
It is the mission of the Town of Murphy Police Department to increase the character of life and problematic a safe surrounding for all people and visitors of the Town of Murphy.
This is the 2010 Crime Rate Index for Murphy, North Carolina. The numbers are compared to a nationwide average of 100 so that a score of 200 equals twice the nationwide average whereas a score of 50 is half the nationwide average.
Murphy North Carolina United States Electricity for Western North Carolina is provided by Duke Energy, sometimes referred as Duke Power.
Some of the power is supplied via solar panel farms positioned in the Murphy area.
Natural Gas is supplied by Piedmont Gas, which services North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. WKRK 1320 AM and WCNG 102.7 FM are two airways broadcasts presently broadcast from Murphy.
Main article: Murphy Medical Center Murphy and all of Cherokee County are served by the Murphy Medical Center, certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Murphy is positioned east of the center of Cherokee County at 35 5 23 N 84 1 48 W (35.089848, 84.029924). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km2), of which 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) is territory and 0.23 square miles (0.6 km2), or 9.13%, is water. Murphy is positioned in southwestern North Carolina, approximately halfway between Atlanta, Georgia and Knoxville, Tennessee.
Murphy has a humid subtropical climate, (Cfa) as stated to the Koppen classification, with hot, humid summers and cool to mild winters, with low temperatures decidedly cooler than other parts of the Southeast, due in part to the elevation.
Like the rest of the southeastern U.S., Murphy receives abundant rainfall, greatest in winter and enhanced by the elevation.
Receiving as much as 100 inches per year in some parts, areas of Cherokee County are considered part of the Appalachian temperate rainforest. Blizzards are rare but possible; the 1993 Storm of the Century dropped 15 inches (38 cm) in 24 hours with more snow flurry closing up to 38" in some areas, causing widespread power outages and natural disasters.
The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 37.5 F (3.1 C) in January to 74.9 F (23.8 C) in July; there are 20 days of 90 F (32 C)+ highs, 106 days of freezing lows, and 4 days where the high stays at or below freezing annually.
Extreme temperatures range from 16 F ( 27 C) on January 21 and 22, 1985 up to 100 F (38 C) on July 1 and 2, 2012.
Climate data for Murphy, North Carolina (1981 2010 normals) Average snowy days ( 0.1 in) 0.9 0.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.7 2.5 Cities and populated areas inside an approximate 15-mile (24 km) radius of Murphy: Carl Pickens, former All-America wide receiver at the University of Tennessee and All-Pro wide receiver with the Cincinnati Bengals, born and raised in Murphy Eric Rudolph, best known as the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Park bomber, caught and arrested in Murphy in 2003 Junaluska, 19th-century Cherokee hero famous for actions at Battle of Horseshoe Bend, born in what is now Murphy a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Murphy town, North Carolina".
"Cherokee County Courthouse, Murphy, North Carolina".
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"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Murphy North Carolina Economic Indicators".
"Aegis Power Systems, Inc.".
"Murphy Medical Center".
Murphy Medical Center.
"Tri-County Community College".
"Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel".
"Cherokee County School District".
"Murphy Elementary".
"Murphy Middle School".
"Murphy High School".
"Home : Murphy Adventist Christian School Murphy NC".
"TLC Montessori Preschool in Murphy North Carolina".
"Region 1 | North Carolinians for Home Education".
"Tri-County Community College - -".
"North Georgia Technical College".
"A private, four-year, liberal arts college positioned in the mountain peaks of North Georgia.".
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"Cherokee County: Transit".
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"Western Carolina Regional Airport (FAA: RHP, ICAO: KRHP)".
"KRHP - Western Carolina Regional Airport".
"Murphy NC 2010 Crime Rate Index".
"Murphy Medical Services".
Town of Murphy official website Murphy travel guide from Wikivoyage Municipalities and communities of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States
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Towns in Cherokee County, North Carolina - Towns in North Carolina - County seats in North Carolina - Populated places established in 1835 - Populated places on the Valley River - Populated places on the Hiwassee River
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