Editing Merrill, Michigan

{{distinguish|Merrill Township, Michigan}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Merrill, Michigan
|official_name            = 
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

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|image_skyline            = Merrill, MI (September 2022).jpg
|imagesize                = 275
|image_caption            = Looking north along N. Midland Road at [[M-46 (Michigan highway)|M-46]]
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|pushpin_label          = Merrill
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
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|image_map                = Merrill, MI location.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]]

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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Civil township|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Jonesfield Township, Michigan|Jonesfield]]

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|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = [[Town council|Village council]]
|leader_title             = President
|leader_name              = Gary Siler
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Janice Wazny
|leader_title2            = [[City manager|Manager]]
|leader_name2             = Kathleen Swarthout
|established_title        = Settled
|established_date         = 1872
|established_title1       = Incorporated
|established_date1        = 1889

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|area_total_km2           = 1.79
|area_land_km2            = 1.79
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.69
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.69
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 663
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 960.87

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|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
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|elevation_ft             = 673
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 48637
|area_code                = [[Area code 989|989]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-53180<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2399319<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399319}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.merrillvillage.com/|Official website}}
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[[File:Merrill, MI village hall (September 2022).jpg|thumb|right|250px|Merrill Village Hall]]
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'''Merrill''' is a village in [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 663 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].  The village is located within [[Jonesfield Township, Michigan|Jonesfield Township]].

==History==
The area was uninhabited until 1872 when the Saginaw Valley and St. Louis Railroad developed into the area.  A local resident named Greene established a sawmill here, and a new settlement began to grow around it.  A post office named Greene opened on May 21, 1875.  Merchants also moved to the area and began setting up businesses along a nearby crossroad, and this site became known as Merrill by 1881.  The name came from N. W. Merrill, who was a railroad worker that befriended and assisted the locals during forest fires that same year.  The Greene post office was renamed Merrill on November 2, 1881.  Merrill incorporated as a village in 1889.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback  |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=363}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|0.69|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/>

===Major highways===
*{{jct|state=MI|M|46|name1=Gratiot Road}} runs west–east through the center of the village.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align= left
|1890= 412
|1900= 459
|1910= 505
|1920= 636
|1930= 616
|1940= 711
|1950= 809
|1960= 963
|1970= 961
|1980= 851
|1990= 755
|2000= 782
|2010= 778
|2020= 663
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 778 people, 295 households, and 209 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1111.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 311 housing units at an average density of {{convert|444.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.7% of the population.

There were 295 households, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the village was 39.5 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 782 people, 300 households, and 210 families living in the village.  The population density was {{convert|1,141.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 310 housing units at an average density of {{convert|452.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the village was 96.55% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.13% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.15% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.66% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.09% of the population.

There were 300 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,167, and the median income for a family was $40,278. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $29,028 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,312.  About 5.4% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

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{{Saginaw County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Villages in Saginaw County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Villages in Michigan]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1872]]
[[Category:1872 establishments in Michigan]]