Murphys Estates (also commonly known as Murphy Village) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Edgefield County, South Carolina, part of the larger Augusta metropolitan area. The population was 1,719 as of the 2020 census. The community is notable for having the largest number of Irish Traveller Americans in the United States.
Geography
Murphys Estates is located along the southern border of Edgefield County at (33.594591, -81.940999). U.S. Route 25 passes through the community, leading south into North Augusta and north to Edgefield, the county seat. The community is 2 miles (3 km) north of Interstate 20 from Exit 5, labeled as the Edgefield/Johnston exit.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Culture
thumb|St. Edward Catholic Church
Irish Traveller community
Having emigrated from Ireland to various parts of the United States, a large number of Catholic Travellers began to congregate at the Parish of Our Lady of Peace in North Augusta after its construction in 1948. The church's Irish priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph John Murphy, encouraged the Travellers to settle to the north of North Augusta, and so the community of Murphy Village was formed during the 1960s and 1970s. St. Edward Catholic Church was constructed in Murphy Village in 1964 to serve the Travellers.
In the 2020 census, 7.1% of the population of Murphys Estates listed their ancestry as 'Irish', the largest ancestry group reported in the CDP;
2020 census
{| class="wikitable"
|+Murphys Estates racial composition
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|White (non-Hispanic)
|1,350
|78.53%
|-
|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|183
|10.65%
|-
|Native American
|6
|0.35%
|-
|Asian
|12
|0.7%
|-
|Other/Mixed
|92
|5.35%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|76
|4.42%
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,719 people, 461 households, and 355 families residing in the CDP. English was spoken at home by 97% of the population, and Spanish by 3%.
2000 census
As of the census