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00:01:15 1 History 00:05:03 2 Geography 00:05:26 2.1 Climate 00:06:10 3 Demographics 00:06:19 3.1 2010 00:10:20 3.2 2000 00:13:31 4 Arts and culture 00:13:41 4.1 Annual cultural events 00:15:46 4.2 Museums and other points of interest 00:17:34 5 Politics 00:18:04 6 Famous residents
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Murphys, originally Murphys New Diggings then Murphy's Camp, is an unincorporated village located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Calaveras County, California, United States. A former gold mining settlement, the main street today is lined with over two dozen wine tasting rooms and surrounded by local vineyards. The town is popular among tourists and transplants from the Central Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. Murphys is also known by its colloquial nickname as Queen of the Sierra and is one of the more affluent communities in Calaveras County. Popular attractions nearby include Calaveras Big Trees State Park and Bear Valley Ski Resort. The world's largest crystalline gold leaf is displayed just south of town at Ironstone Vineyards. The town also hosts an annual Irish Days parade and street fair every March on Main Street, with some years seeing over 35,000 people in attendance. The population was 2,213 at the 2010 census, up from 2,061 at the 2000 census.