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Murphy, Idaho Information

Murphy is an unincorporated census-designated place in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. The county seat of Owyhee County,[1] it is one of the smallest county seats nationwide. As of the 2010 census, its population was 97.[2]

View looking northwest from Murphy airport towards Route 78

Murphy formed around a railhead of the Boise, Nampa and Owyhee Railroad built in 1899. The town succeeded Silver City as county seat in 1934. The railroad operated until 1947.

The community is named after Cornelius "Con" Murphy, a Boise, Nampa and Owyhee Railroad crew boss. Murphy is located 25 miles south of Nampa.

Murphy is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Murphy airport is situated immediately northeast of the community. It has an asphalt-surfaced runway which runs NW-SE parallel with Route 78. There is no control tower.

References

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
· · Municipalities and communities of Owyhee County, Idaho
County seat: Murphy
Cities

Grand View | Homedale | Marsing
CDP

Murphy
Unincorporated communities

Bruneau | Dickshooter | Riddle
Indian reservation

Duck Valley Indian Reservation
Ghost towns

De Lamar | Ruby City | Silver City

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