Merrill, Michigan
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- There is also Merrill Township in Newaygo County, Michigan.
Merrill is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 782 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 782 people, 300 households, and 210 families residing in the village. The population density was 437.6/km² (1,141.4/mi²). There were 310 housing units at an average density of 173.5/km² (452.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.55% White, 0.13% African American, 1.15% Native American, 1.66% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.
