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.