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- Murray is 0% more densely populated than Bessemer.
- People are 37.5% less likely to be married in Murray.
- The Median Age is 25.1 years younger in Murray.
 Bessemer, MIMurray, KYUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,241329,725,481
 Female Population53.7%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.3%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock25.638.4
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 Population - 20101,907  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,950285,036,114
 Population - 19902,272  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock30.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-25.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,484.993.4
 Land Area5.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bessemer, MIMurray, KYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock3.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 206.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock15.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 346.3%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Bessemer, MIMurray, KYUnited States
 White95.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.5%12.2%
 Asian0.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bessemer, MIMurray, KYUnited States
 Married Population51.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock30.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.1%50.2%
 Never Married33.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.7%10.8%
 Widowed4.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.152.60
 Households816  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,05380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children12.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock40.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households284  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bessemer    3 Reviews

Winter lake effect snow 200 inches average) and the hills and trails to go with it. Spring melt makes for great waterfall viewing, as well as river kayaking. Summer  More

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I am the recent retired superintendent of the Bessemer Area Schools 12 of the past 17 years. We currently invest better than $7,300 per student per year. In addition  More

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Over 18 years ago

I only lived in Bessemer, MI for one year, but I loved it there. If you love winter sports it's a paradise. It's a very small town so I think most of the local youth  More

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Reviews for Murray    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

This is a town with 18,000 people and 15 banks. I had the law called on me for sitting at the end of washed out road, essentially a dead end, eating my meal and  More

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Over 14 years ago

I lived in Illinois for twenty years and have not had as many problems as I have had in the past four months living here in murray. There are alot of hateful people that  More

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Ive lived in murry for 5 years. Originally from Southern California. People say there is nothing to do in Murray. Well, if your looking for someone to entertain you  More

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