Murdock, Kansas
unincorporated community in Kingman County, Kansas
Murdock is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37. It is 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast of Kingman.
History
The post office in Murdock was established in 1884, but it was called New Murdock until 1910.
Murdock has a post office with ZIP Code 67111.
Demographics
The 2020 United States census counted 37 people, 22 households, and 14 families in Murdock. The population density was 160.9 per square mile (62.1/km2). There were 22 housing units at an average density of 95.7 per square mile (36.9/km2). The racial makeup was 83.78% (31) white or European American (78.38% non-Hispanic white), 5.41% (2) black or African-American, 0.0% (0) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.0% (0) from other races, and 10.81% (4) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.41% (2) of the population.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Murdock, Kansas” is unincorporated community in Kingman County, Kansas. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Murdock, Kansas and unincorporated, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “unincorporated community in Kingman County, Kansas” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6938246. Authority coordinates are 37.611, -97.931. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1884 and 1910.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
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- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Murdock, Kansas” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.