Back مقاطعة ميريك (نبراسكا) Arabic Merrick County, Nebraska BAR Мерик Bulgarian ম্যারিক কাউন্টি, নেব্রাস্কা BPY Merrick Gông (Nebraska) CDO Меррик (гуо, Небраска) CE Merrick County CEB Merrick County, Nebraska Welsh Merrick County German Condado de Merrick Spanish
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 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| 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).
- ^ a b "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.