Merrick County | |
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County of Merrick | |
![]() Merrick County Courthouse in Central City | |
![]() Interactive map of Merrick County | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
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Established | November 4, 1858 |
Organized | April 18, 1864 |
Named for | Elvira Merrick |
County seat | Central City |
Largest city | Central City |
Area | |
• Total | 494 sq mi (1,280 km2) |
• Land | 485 sq mi (1,260 km2) |
• Water | 9.6 sq mi (25 km2) 1.9% |
Highest elevation | 1,880 ft (570 m) |
Lowest elevation | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2021[1]) | 7,665 |
• Density | 16.3/sq mi (6.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 308 |
FIPS code | 31121 |
GNIS feature ID | 835882 |
Website | merrickcounty.ne.gov |
Merrick County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,668.[1] Its county seat is Central City.[2]
Merrick County is part of the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Merrick County is represented by the prefix 46 (it had the 46th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).