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Merrick County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 7,845. Its county seat is Central City.
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).
Timeline
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| 1858 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1869 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 109
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| 1870 | 557
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| 1880 | 5,341
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| 1890 | 8,758
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| 1900 | 9,255
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| 1910 | 10,379
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| 1920 | 10,763
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| 1930 | 10,619
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| 1940 | 9,354
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| 1950 | 8,812
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| 1960 | 8,363
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| 1970 | 8,751
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| 1980 | 8,945
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| 1990 | 8,042
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Merrick County, Nebraska, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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