Basic information about the Merrick County
The Merrick County is located in the state of Nebraska. This county occupies 495 square miles, with 10 square miles being water areas. There are 7.845 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of Merrick County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (96.24%), followed by Some Other Race (1.34%) and Two or More races (0.99%). There are 3.151 households in the county, while 68,04% of them are family households and 31,96% represent non family households. There are 6 cities and towns in Merrick County. The most populated city is Central City city and the smallest town or village is Archer CDP.