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Population (year 2000): 585. Estimated
population in July 2005: 586 (+0.2% change)
Males: 293 (50.1%), Females: 292 (49.9%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
54754
Median resident age: 39.3 years
Median household income: $28,917 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,500 (year 2000)
Races in Merrillan:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (41.0%), Norwegian (15.2%),
English (11.5%), Irish (9.4%), Polish (7.4%), French (5.0%).
Elevation: 937 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Merrillan
- High school or higher: 78.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 9.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Merrillan village
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 49.0%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 15.3%
3.4% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+5.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Merrillan:
- BLACK RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BLACK
RIVER FALLS, WI)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 17 miles; NEILLSVILLE,
WI)
- OSSEO AREA MEDICAL CTR (about 28 miles; OSSEO, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Merrillan:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 50 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 53 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- VOLK FIELD (about 54 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Merrillan:
- BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA (about 14 miles; BLACK RIVER
FALLS, WI; ID: BCK)
- NEILLSVILLE MUNI (about 25 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI;
ID: VIQ)
- BLAIR (about 29 miles; BLAIR, WI; ID: 5E6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Merrillan:
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 50 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 52 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 64
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 81 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
Public primary/middle school in Merrillan:
- LINCOLN EL (Students: 339; Location: 217
PEARL ST; Grades: PK - 06)
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