Murray County, Georgia
5 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 40,562
- Median household income
- $69,253
- ±3,742
- Unemployed
- 4.5%
- 916 of 20,179 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.8%
- 13,228 of 15,246 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Murray | 39,951 (2021) | Po Box 1129, Chatsworth | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murray County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 1406, Chatsworth | — |
| Chatsworth Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1311 Old Dalton Ellijay Rd, Chatsworth | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Murray County
School district11 schools
1006 Green Road, Chatsworth, GA, 30705
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Bradley County Farmers Market (3110 Peerless Road NW Cleveland)
Mountain Fresh Market (105 West Main Street Blue Ridge) · Blue Ridge Farmers' Market (Blue Ridge)
River Street Farmers Market (518 River Street Ellijay) · Ellijay Farmers Market (Ellijay) · Gilmer County Farmers Market (Ellijay)
Creation Health Farmers' Market (Calhoun)
Dalton Saturday Market (300 W. Waugh Street Dalton) · North Georgia Farmers & Flea Market (310 Legion Drive Dalton) · Downtown Dalton Saturday Market (Dalton)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.