MurdockMN
A town of 297, settled in 1878.
Is Murdock a good place to live?
Murdock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
297 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Murdock: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Murdock, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Murdock.
The schools Murdock’s kids attend
The Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. The town’s only public school teaches 395 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murdock ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 395 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
Murdock: snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 3° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Murdock has 1.5 jobs for every working resident, and 168 people commute in
In Murdock, 5.1% of working residents work locally. Since 2013, Murdock has added 51 jobs, to 174 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles. The town’s median household income is $73,000, below both Minnesota’s towns ($90,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Murdock | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.2% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Murdock is
Murdock: nearly a third of adults feel lonely, against 30% in Minnesota’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. Among adults locally, 18% smoke cigarettes. In Murdock, 73% of adults had a checkup this year, and 40% have obesity.
| Murdock | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Murdock | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.7% | 8.9% |
| More uninsured adults | 11% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 8% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Murdock, with inland flooding at the top
Expected losses in Murdock break down as 44% from inland flooding and 21% from cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Murdock
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Murdock; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Murdock residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
About Murdock
City in Minnesota, United States
Murdock is a rural town in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 306 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Kerhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (KMS) school district. Murdock has Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg Elementary School which is for grades PreK-5.
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- Established
- 1878
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,089 ft
- ZIP code
- 56271
- Area code
- 320
Questions about Murdock
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Murdock, MN a good place to live?
Murdock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.