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History · Murray Hill

Murray Hill dates to 1982, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Its Register listing is the Dr. John Murray Farm. Most of Murray Hill was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1990.

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How Murray Hill began

When was Murray Hill founded?

1982

Murray Hill dates its founding to 1982 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1990.

First census: 619 in 19902020 census: 56544 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Murray Hill’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Murray Hill are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19056 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1981. Watch Murray Hill change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Murray Hill’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Murray Hill on the map, 1905 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Murray Hill. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Murray Hill on the 1905 USGS mapMurray Hill on the 1912 USGS mapMurray Hill on the 1951 USGS mapMurray Hill on the 1960 USGS mapMurray Hill on the 1971 USGS mapMurray Hill on the 1981 USGS map1905Prospect sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Murray Hill.

The story so far

Murray Hill, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Murray Hill yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Murray Hill is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, and a part of the Louisville Metro government. As of the 2020 census, Murray Hill had a population of 565.

Murray Hill was established in 1982. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 582 to 565 (-3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Murray Hill

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1983
Dr. John Murray Farm
Dr. John Murray Farm
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Dr. John Murray FarmBuilding · listed 1983

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Murray Hill, census by census

010020030040050060020002020Peak: 619

Between 565 and 619 people in every census since 1990.

4 censuses, 1990–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Murray Hill’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Goose CreekIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Murray Hill’s history

What year was Murray Hill founded?

In 1982, according to Wikidata. the census of 1990 counted 619 people here.

What is on the National Register in Murray Hill?

One place: the Dr. John Murray Farm (listed 1983).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.