Murray
Murray. 1 City (1990 pop. 14,439), seat of Calloway co., SW Ky., near the Tenn. line inc. 1844. There is light manufacturing. Tobacco and grain are grown, livestock and poultry are raised, and there is dairying. Murray is in a popular tourist and retirement area, near state parks and a recreational area operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Murray State Univ. is there.
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