Murdock Minnesota Map

About Murdock, Minnesota

Murdock is a locality in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 306. The population density is 186.9 people per km². Murdock is located at 45.2238°N, 95.3934°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Murdock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56271.

Murdock occupies a wide, expansive stretch of the prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the occasional silo or the distant, hazy shadow of Mount Tom rising nineteen miles away. It lies 18.4 miles west-northwest of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 293°T), and is situated 11.9 miles east-southeast of Benson. Mud Creek winds its way through the landscape just one mile from the center, a quiet artery of water that marks the subtle shifts in the soil as it migrates toward the horizon. The air here holds a particular clarity at dusk, turning the sky into a bruised plum color that settles over the fields and catches the stubble of harvested crops in a brief, amber glow. To the north, the Hollerberg Lake State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, while the waters of Hollerberg Lake itself sit five miles off, reflecting the immense, vaulted sky that defines the scale of this inland expanse.

Murdock grew from the necessity of the railroad and the stubborn persistence of early settlers who recognized the fertility of the deep, dark loam beneath their feet. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons—planting, growing, and the frantic, dust-filled days of harvest—dictating the pace of daily existence. The legacy of Scandinavian heritage lingers in the tidy, utilitarian architecture and the reserved, steady temperament of those who make their lives here. Ten miles away, the geological curiosity of the Sand Lakebed provides a stark reminder of the ancient forces that shaped this terrain long before the first grain elevator was raised. Life in Murdock moves with a deliberate, quiet gravity, grounded in the seasonal cycle of the land and the endurance of a people who have learned to thrive in the vast, open silence of the plains.

About This Murdock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Murdock, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.223849, -95.393358. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Murdock includes the ZIP code (56271), telephone area code (320), county seat of Swift County (Benson), and school district assignment (Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.