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Murphys

census-designated place in Calaveras County, California
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Murphys

Summary

Murphys is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. Murphys ranks in the top 2% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (653 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Murphys is located in Calaveras County[3].
  • Murphys is in the country of United States[4].
  • Murphys's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • Murphys's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[6].
  • Murphys's postal code is recorded as 95247[7].
  • Murphys's Commons category is recorded as Murphys, California[8].
  • Murphys's located in time zone is recorded as Pacific Time Zone[9].
  • Murphys's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00[10].
  • Murphys's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−08:00[11].
  • Murphys's local dialing code is recorded as 209[12].
  • Murphys's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.133333333333, 'lon': -120.46666666667}[13].
  • Murphys has a population of {'amount': '+2213'}[14].
  • Murphys has a population of {'amount': '+1995'}[15].
  • Murphys's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Murphys'}[16].
  • Murphys's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+914'}[17].
  • Murphys sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+662'}[18].
  • Murphys covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+26.738739'}[19].
  • Murphys covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+26.738151'}[20].
  • Murphys's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.0235'}[21].
  • Murphys's water area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.006287'}[22].
  • Murphys's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+33234'}[23].

Body

Geography

Murphys is in the country of United States[4]. Murphys is located in Calaveras County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+26.738739'}[19] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+26.738151'}[20]. Murphys sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+662'}[18]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2213'}[14] and {'amount': '+1995'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States[5] and unincorporated community[6].

Why It Matters

Murphys ranks in the top 2% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (653 views/month).[2] Murphys has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Murphys is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Water area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+0.006287'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Calaveras County
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.133333333333, 'lon': -120.46666666667}
    Population → {'amount': '+2213'}, {'amount': '+1995'}
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47156|batch #47156]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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