Population Growth
- 1990: 1,547
- 2000: 3,099
- 2006: 12,790 (Est.)
- 2010: 17,708
- Population within 5 mile radius of the City of Murphy is approximately 530,000
- Population within the DFW Metroplex is approximately 6 million (2008)
| Allen | Parker | Lavon | ||
| Plano | Wylie | |||
| Murphy | ||||
| Richardson | Garland | Sachse |
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