Size is not all that matters. But still, we would love to know how big Murphy in Texas is. Here is the answer:
Murphy, Texas covers an area of 14.73 square kilometers (5.69 square miles).
With 17,708 people living in Murphy that comes to a population density of 1202.17 inhabitants per square kilometer (3112.13 / sq mi)
As a reference: The 8,398,748 people living in New York City are crammed onto 1214 sq km (468.73 sq mi), which results into a population density of 6918 inhabitants per square kilometer (17918 / sq mi).
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Murphy is a city in suburban Collin County, Texas, United States. The 2010 census reported the population as 17,708, compared to 3,099 in 2000. Murphy is located northeast of Dallas and has a history that goes back to the late 1800s.
Cities with a similar size as Murphy
If you want to check which cities have a similar size as Murphy, Texas, here you go:
- Glendale, Wisconsin with a size of 15.45 square kilometers (15.45 sq mi), population: 12,872
- Greencastle, Indiana with a size of 13.70 square kilometers (13.70 sq mi), population: 10,326
- Cedarburg, Wisconsin with a size of 12.67 square kilometers (12.67 sq mi), population: 11,412
- Canyon, Texas with a size of 18.27 square kilometers (18.27 sq mi), population: 13,303
- Monroe, Washington with a size of 15.81 square kilometers (15.81 sq mi), population: 17,304
- Mill Valley, California with a size of 12.55 square kilometers (12.55 sq mi), population: 13,903
- Holland, Michigan with a size of 17.35 square kilometers (17.35 sq mi), population: 33,051
- Circleville, Ohio with a size of 17.51 square kilometers (17.51 sq mi), population: 13,485
- Sylvania, Ohio with a size of 16.88 square kilometers (16.88 sq mi), population: 18,965
- Ferguson, Missouri with a size of 16.07 square kilometers (16.07 sq mi), population: 21,203
Cities with a similar population density as Murphy
Other cities that have a similar population density as Murphy, Texas are:
- Bellevue, Washington with a population density of 1,401 people per sq km (3,628 / sq mi).
- Holladay, Utah with a population density of 1,226 people per sq km (3,173 / sq mi).
- Atlanta, Georgia with a population density of 1,397 people per sq km (3,619 / sq mi).
- Marinette, Wisconsin with a population density of 1,445 people per sq km (3,742 / sq mi).
- McMinnville, Oregon with a population density of 1,175 people per sq km (3,042 / sq mi).
- Greensburg, Pennsylvania with a population density of 1,418 people per sq km (3,668 / sq mi).
- Kirkland, Washington with a population density of 1,056 people per sq km (2,736 / sq mi).
- Crestwood, Missouri with a population density of 1,278 people per sq km (3,309 / sq mi).
- Lincoln, Nebraska with a population density of 1,158 people per sq km (3,000 / sq mi).
- Raytown, Missouri with a population density of 1,143 people per sq km (2,961 / sq mi).
Cities with a similar population size as Murphy
Here a list of cities that have a similar number of inhabitants like Murphy, Texas:
- Blythe, California with a population of 20,817 people
- Middleburg Heights, Ohio with a population of 15,946 people
- Golden, Colorado with a population of 18,867 people
- Poplar Bluff, Missouri with a population of 17,023 people
- Berkley, Michigan with a population of 14,970 people
- Douglas, Arizona with a population of 17,378 people
- Greenfield, California with a population of 16,330 people
- Beaver Dam, Wisconsin with a population of 16,214 people
- Geneva, Illinois with a population of 21,495 people
- Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina with a population of 16,957 people
