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Population (year 2000): 782. Estimated
population in July 2005: 758 (-3.1% change)
Males: 360 (46.0%), Females: 422 (54.0%)
Saginaw County
Zip code:
48637
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $36,167 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,000 (year 2000)
Races in Merrill:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- Hispanic (4.1%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (31.2%), Irish (10.0%),
Polish (9.7%), English (6.4%), French (6.0%), United States
(5.2%).
Elevation: 671 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Merrill
- High school or higher: 87.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Merrill village
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 11.1%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+3.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Merrill:
- MIDMICHIGAN MEDICAL CENTER-MIDLAND (about 15 miles;
MIDLAND, MI)
- HEALTHSOURCE SAGINAW (about 22 miles; SAGINAW, MI)
- GRATIOT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALMA,
MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Merrill:
- MBS INTL (about 20 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
- CAPITAL CITY (about 48 miles; LANSING, MI; ID: LAN)
- BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 53 miles; FLINT, MI; ID:
FNT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Merrill:
- JACK BARSTOW (about 18 miles; MIDLAND, MI; ID: 3BS)
- HOWARD NIXON MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; CHESANING,
MI; ID: 50G)
- RANDOLPH'S LANDING AREA (about 25 miles; ST JOHNS,
MI; ID: 61G)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Merrill:
- NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; MIDLAND, MI;
Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
- SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles;
UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; FT enrollment: 6,216)
- DELTA COLLEGE (about 26 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER,
MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; MT
PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
- MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; EAST
LANSING, MI; FT enrollment: 38,639)
- KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; FLINT, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,900)
- MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; FLINT, MI;
FT enrollment: 4,616)
Public high school in Merrill:
- MERRILL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location:
555 W. ALICE STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Merrill:
- MERRILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 383;
Location: 325 WEST ALICE STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- MERRILL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 237;
Location: 755 W. ALICE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Merrill:
- MERRILL DISTRICT LIBRARY (Operating income:
$57,938; Location: 136 NORTH MIDLAND STREET; 25,787
books; 397 audio materials; 172 video materials; 40
serial subscriptions)
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