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Population (year 2000): 294. Estimated
population in July 2005: 295 (+0.3% change)
Males: 148 (50.3%), Females: 146 (49.7%)
Sullivan County
Zip code:
47861
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $31,528 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,900 (year 2000)
Races in Merom:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (17.7%), German
(13.9%), Irish (12.2%), English (9.5%), French (4.1%), Slovak
(3.7%).
Elevation: 437 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Merom
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 12.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Merom town
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 65.3%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 7.9%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+14.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Merom:
- SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
SULLIVAN, IN)
- CRAWFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
ROBINSON, IL)
- LAWRENCE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
LAWRENCEVILLE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Merom:
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 33
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 57 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- MONROE COUNTY (about 66 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID:
BMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Merom:
- ROBINSON MUNI (about 7 miles; ROBINSON, IL; ID: RSV)
- SULLIVAN COUNTY (about 10 miles; SULLIVAN, IN; ID:
SIV)
- LAWRENCEVILLE-VINCENNES INTL (about 22 miles;
LAWRENCEVILLE, IL; ID: LWV)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Merom:
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 26
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; VINCENNES, IN;
FT enrollment: 6,201)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 63 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,197)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 74 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
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