Merrill, Wisconsin
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 Center of Merrill (with the old town hall) |
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| Location in Wisconsin | |||
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| Foundation : | 1881 (incorporated) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 11 ′ N , 89 ° 41 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 9,661 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 515.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 20.23 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 18.75 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 386 m | ||
| Postal code : | 54452 | ||
| Area code : | +1 534, 715 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-51250 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1569368 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.merrill.wi.us | ||
| Mayor : | Bill Bialecki | ||
 Merrill New Town Hall |
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Merrill is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Lincoln County in US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Merrill had 9,661 residents.
geography
Merrill is located in north-central Wisconsin, on both sides of the Wisconsin River that flows into the Mississippi . The geographical coordinates of Merrill are 45 ° 10'50 "north latitude and 89 ° 41'00" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 20.23 km², which is spread over 18.75 km² of land and 1.48 km² of water.
Neighboring towns to Merrill are Otis (10.6 km north), Gleason (14.4 km northeast), Pine River (8.6 km southeast), and Wausau (27.3 km south).
The nearest major cities are Green Bay on Lake Michigan (176 km east-southeast), Appleton (182 km southeast), Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee (327 km southeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (255 km south), Eau Claire (181 km west-southwest), the Twin Cities in Minnesota (300 km in the same direction) and Duluth on Lake Superior , Minnesota (338 km northwest).
traffic
The four-lane US Highway 51 runs north-south on the eastern outskirts of Merrill. In the center of the city, Wisconsin State Highways 64 and 107 meet. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian National Railway (CN) line runs through Merrill for freight traffic .
With the Merrill Municipal Airport there is a small airfield in the north of the city area. The nearest regional airport is Central Wisconsin Airport near Wausau (49.1 km south).
population
According to the 2010 census , Merrill had 9,661 people in 4,175 households. The population density was 515.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.25 people lived in each of the 4,175 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
23.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.4 percent were 65 years or older. 52.4 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 39,746 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,035. 14.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Myron McCord (1840-1908) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives (1889-1891) - lived in Merrill for several years
- Donald Edgar Tewes (1916–2012) - Republican Member of the US House of Representatives (1957–1959) - born and raised in Merrill
sons and daughters of the town
- Hale Rood (1923–1991), jazz and orchestral musician
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved March 10, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 10, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved March 10, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Merrill Municipal Airport Accessed on March 10, 2014
