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Population (year 2000): 10,146. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,145 (-0.0% change)
Males: 4,800 (47.3%), Females: 5,346 (52.7%)
Lincoln County
Zip code:
54452
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $33,098 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,100 (year 2000)
Races in Merrill:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (54.9%), Irish (8.7%), Polish
(8.1%), Norwegian (6.2%), French (6.1%), Swedish (5.5%).
Elevation: 1280 feet
Land area: 7.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Merrill
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Merrill city
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 10.4%
2.0% Foreign born (0.9% Europe, 0.7% Latin
America, 0.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +253 (+2.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Merrill:
- GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CTR OF MERRILL (601 S
CENTER AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Merrill:
- WAUSAU HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; WAUSAU, WI)
- NORTH CENTRAL HEALTH CARE FACIL 206 (about 16 miles;
WAUSAU, WI)
- SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Merrill:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 29 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
- RHINELANDER-ONEIDA COUNTY (about 34 miles;
RHINELANDER, WI; ID: RHI)
- VOLK FIELD (about 95 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Merrill:
- MERRILL MUNI (about 1 miles; MERRILL, WI; ID: RRL)
- WAUSAU DOWNTOWN (about 20 miles; WAUSAU, WI; ID:
AUW)
- TOMAHAWK REGIONAL (about 21 miles; TOMAHAWK, WI; ID:
T08)
Amtrak station near Merrill:
- 16 miles: WAUSAU (109 S. 17TH AVE.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Merrill:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 47
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
- FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE AT APPLETON (about 108
miles; APPLETON, WI; FT enrollment: 3,364)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH (about 113 miles;
OSHKOSH, WI; FT enrollment: 9,057)
- SAINT NORBERT COLLEGE (about 124 miles; DE PERE, WI;
FT enrollment: 2,031)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 127 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 127 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
Public high school in Merrill:
- MERRILL HI (Students: 1,157; Location: 1201 N
SALES ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Merrill:
- NTC CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 81;
Location: P O BOX 119 N2519 BUS HWY 51; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Merrill:
- PRAIRIE RIVER MID (Students: 739; Location:
106 N POLK ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KATE GOODRICH EL (Students: 439; Location:
505 W 10TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- WASHINGTON EL (Students: 285; Location: 1900
E 6TH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- JEFFERSON EL (Students: 163; Location: 1914
JACKSON ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- PINE RIVER EL (Students: 127; Location: W4165
HIGHWAY 64; Grades: KG - 05)
- HEADSTART AND EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 102;
Location: 1111 N SALES ST; Grades: PK - PK)
- SCOTT EL (Students: 99; Location: N1725
SUNSET DR; Grades: 01 - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Merrill:
- ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 221;
Location: 1104 EAST THIRD STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST FRANCIS XAVIER ELEMENTARY (Students: 185;
Location: 1708 E. 10TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 168;
Location: 611 WEST MAIN STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Merrill:
- T.B. SCOTT FREE LIBRARY (Operating income:
$806,639; Location: 106 W. FIRST ST.; 77,504 books;
4,780 audio materials; 4,156 video materials; 255 serial
subscriptions)
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