Merrill, Iowa
| Merrill | |
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1894 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Plymouth County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 43 ′ N , 96 ° 15 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
741 (as of 2016) 168,921 (as of 2012) |
| Population density : | 500.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 1.48 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 359 m |
| Postal code : | 51038 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-51375 |
| GNIS ID : | 459005 |
| Website : | merrilliowa.com |
| Mayor : | Rich Husman |
Merrill is a small town (with the status " City ") in Plymouth County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , Merrill had 755 residents, which decreased to 741 by 2016.
Merrill is part of the Sioux City metropolitan area , which also extends across state lines into Nebraska and South Dakota .
geography
Merrill is located in northwest Iowa on the Floyd River , which forms part of the Mississippi River basin across the Missouri .
The intersections of the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota and the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska are 112 km north-northwest and 34 km southwest of Merrill.
The geographic coordinates of Merrill are 42 ° 43 '11 "north latitude and 96 ° 14' 55" west longitude. The city covers an area of 1.48 km² and is the largest town within the Plymouth Township .
Neighboring towns to Merrill are Le Mars (12 km north-northeast), Neptune (14.2 km southeast), Hinton (11.3 km south-southwest), Adaville (16 km west-northwest), Ruble (22.8 km northwest) and Brunsville (12, 2 km north-northwest).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (408 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (409 km east northeast), Cedar Rapids (438 km east southeast), Iowa's capital city, Des Moines (348 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (477 km southeast), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (191 km south), and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (130 km northwest).
traffic
US Highway 75 , which runs along the Floyd River, runs north-northeast to south-southwest through the urban area of Merrill. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad runs parallel to US 75 and the Floyd River through Merrill, which is used for freight traffic.
The Le Mars Municipal Airport is 9 km to the north-northeast, a small airfield for general aviation . The nearest commercial airport is the Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (43 km south-southwest).
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 389 | - | |
| 1910 | 520 | 33.7% | |
| 1920 | 633 | 21.7% | |
| 1930 | 605 | -4.4% | |
| 1940 | 547 | -9.6% | |
| 1950 | 605 | 10.6% | |
| 1960 | 645 | 6.6% | |
| 1970 | 790 | 22.5% | |
| 1980 | 737 | -6.7% | |
| 1990 | 729 | -1.1% | |
| 2000 | 754 | 3.4% | |
| 2010 | 755 | 0.1% | |
| 2016 estimate | 741 | -1.9% | |
| 1900-2000 2010-2016 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Merrill had 755 people in 304 households. The population density was 510.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.48 people in each of the 304 households.
The racial the population was 97.9 percent white. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.9 percent of the population.
26.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.9 percent were 65 years or older. 47.8 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was in 2015 was around 52,500 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,969. 9.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ City of Merrill - Government. Retrieved September 30, 2017
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 30, 2017
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed September 30, 2017
- ↑ AirNav.com - Le Mars Municipal Airport Accessed on September 30, 2017
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 KB). Retrieved September 30, 2017