Merrifield, Minnesota

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Merrifield
Census-designated place (CDP) and Unincorporated community
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Merrifield
Location of the community of Merrifield
within Lake Edward Township, Crow Wing County
Coordinates: 46°27′54″N94°10′22″W / 46.46500°N 94.17278°W / 46.46500; -94.17278 Coordinates: 46°27′54″N94°10′22″W / 46.46500°N 94.17278°W / 46.46500; -94.17278
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Crow Wing
Township Lake Edward Township
Area
[1]
 • Total0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2)
 • Land0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,221 ft (372 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total140
 • Density257.83/sq mi (99.59/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56465
Area code 218
GNIS feature ID647778 [2]

Merrifield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake Edward Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States, near Brainerd. It is along Crow Wing County Road 3 near County Road 127. Its population was 140 as of the 2010 census. [3]

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Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020 140—
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

History

A post office called Merrifield has been in operation since 1899. [5] The community was named for the original owner of the town site. [6]

Education

It is in Brainerd Public Schools. [7] The zoned high school is Brainerd High School.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merrifield, Minnesota
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Crow Wing County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  158.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Crow Wing County, MN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-07-07.


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