Merrill, Maine
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Population change since 2000: +9.6%
Males: 138 | (50.5%) |
Females: 135 | (49.5%) |
Median resident age: | 45.1 years |
Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04780.
Merrill: | $47,775 |
ME: | $69,543 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $23,800 (it was $11,532 in 2000)
Merrill town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $110,892 (it was $45,800 in 2000)
Merrill: | $110,892 |
ME: | $290,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $179,108; detached houses: $185,023; townhouses or other attached units: $218,327; in 2-unit structures: $262,505; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,406; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,084; mobile homes: $117,009; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $12,682
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Merrill, ME
- 25292.3%White alone
- 124.4%American Indian alone
- 41.5%Black alone
- 31.1%Hispanic
- 20.7%Two or more races
Races in Merrill detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Ancestries: French (31.7%), Irish (30.5%), English (21.3%), United States (10.0%), Scottish (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (3.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 09/06/1858
Land area: 37.6 square miles.
Population density: 7.3 people per square mile (very low).
10 residents are foreign born (2.4% North America, 1.6% Asia).
This town: | 4.0% |
Maine: | 2.9% |
Merrill town: | 1.1% ($507) |
Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (199.6 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (301.1 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (463.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 46.16 N, Longitude: 68.23 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 207
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $80,000
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $75,000
- 2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $178,900
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,200
- 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $13,300
Here: | 4.4% |
Maine: | 3.4% |
- Health care (20.8%)
- Wood products (14.2%)
- Educational services (12.3%)
- Public administration (10.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.7%)
- Rail transportation (5.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.8%)
- Wood products (29.4%)
- Rail transportation (11.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.8%)
- Construction (7.8%)
- Food (7.8%)
- Truck transportation (7.8%)
- Publishing, motion picture & sound recording industries (5.9%)
- Health care (36.4%)
- Educational services (23.6%)
- Public administration (16.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (10.9%)
- Sporting goods, camera, hobby & toy stores (5.5%)
- Other direct selling establishments (3.6%)
- Social assistance (3.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.7%)
- Woodworkers (5.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.7%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Woodworkers (11.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11.8%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10.9%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (10.9%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Top executives (5.5%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.5%)
Average climate in Merrill, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2017 was 46.0. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 46.0 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2017 was 5.39. This is significantly better than average. There were 0 monitors within city limits.
City: | 5.39 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Earthquake activity:
Merrill-area historical earthquake activity is above Maine state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 289.1 miles away from Merrill center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 290.8 miles away from the city center
On 7/14/2006 at 09:34:48, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 8.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 213.6 miles away from Merrill center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 335.3 miles away from Merrill center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 247.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Aroostook County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 8, Snows: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Merrill:
- University of Maine (about 91 miles; Orono, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,931)
- Husson University (about 97 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 140 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 148 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 196 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 200 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- University of Southern Maine (about 200 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
Points of interest:
Cemeteries: Tarbell Cemetery (1), Merrill Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Charley Anderson Pond (A), Huntley Mill Pond (B), Read Lake (C), Roach Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cold Brook (A), North Branch Dudley Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Maine: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 74.0% |
Whole state: | 62.9% |
This town: | 8.7% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 16.4% |
Whole state: | 10.9% |
For population 15 years and over in Merrill:
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 60.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 8.2%
For population 25 years and over in Merrill:
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.5 minutes
Here: | 12.3 |
Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Merrill, ME (based on Aroostook County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 22,200 | 27 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,845 | 40 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,411 | 51 |
Other | 957 | 7 |
Orthodox | 10 | 1 |
None | 38,447 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Aroostook County: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Aroostook County: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Aroostook County: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 9.17 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 11.7% |
Maine: | 8.2% |
Here: | 27.6% |
State: | 25.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Merrill:
- WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
- WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WEGP (1390 AM; 5 kW; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: DECELLES/SMITH MEDIA, INC.)
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTME (780 AM; 10 kW; RUMFORD, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Merrill:
- WHOU-FM (100.1 FM; HOULTON, ME; Owner: COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQHR (96.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOZI (101.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMEM (106.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: MAINE PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBPW (96.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W274AF (102.7 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 3Number of bridges
- 20ft / 6.1mTotal length
- 6,362Total average daily traffic
- 318Total average daily truck traffic
- 8,990Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
Merrill compared to Maine state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.