Merrifield, Minnesota

Coordinates: 46°27′54″N 94°10′22″W / 46.46500°N 94.17278°W / 46.46500; -94.17278
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Merrifield
Merrifield is located in Minnesota
Merrifield
Merrifield
Location of the community of Merrifield
within Lake Edward Township, Crow Wing County
Coordinates: 46°27′54″N 94°10′22″W / 46.46500°N 94.17278°W / 46.46500; -94.17278
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyCrow Wing
TownshipLake Edward Township
Area
 • Total0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2)
 • Land0.54 sq mi (1.41 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,221 ft (372 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total140
 • Density257.83/sq mi (99.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56465
Area code218
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]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020140
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

History[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merrifield, Minnesota
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Crow Wing County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 10, 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 July 7, 2021.