Murray County was created from Cherokee County on Dec. 3, 1832 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1832, p. 56).

According to its original boundaries, Murray County comprised the entire northwest corner of Georgia (see map). Later created entirely from Murray County were Walker County (1833), Dade County (1837), and Whitfield County (1851).

Census

Pop. 

2000

 36,506

1990

26,147

1980

 19,685

1970

12,986

1960

10,447

1950

10,676

1940

11,137

1930

9,215

1920

9,490

1910

9,763

1900

8,623

1890

8,461

1880

8,269

1870

6,500

1860

7,083

1850

14,433

1840

4,695

1830

1820

1810

1800

1790