Plymouth County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 28.3. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.3. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.65. This is about average. Closest monitor was 15.7 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.215. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 22.9 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.45. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.3 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 1.2%
(1.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.7 people | | Iowa: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 72.5% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Merrill, IA
Merrill compared to Iowa state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Merrill (2011 data):
- Iowa Prairie Bank: Merrill Branch at 201 Main Street, branch established on 12/01/1923. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $6.2 mil, Deposits: $5.2 mil, headquarters in Brunsville, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Prairie View Bankshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Plymouth County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Merrill:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 74.40%
| Here |  | 74.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 47.6% | 18.6% | 11.4% | 10.9% | 2.9% |
| Congregations | 20.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 8.2% | 6.1% |
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| Name | Christian Reformed Church in North America | LDS (Mormon) Church | United Church of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Other |
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| Congregations | 2.0% | 2.0% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 14.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | Here: | 2.47 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 10 | This county: | 4.11 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23 | Plymouth County: | 9.45 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Plymouth County: | 8.2% | | State: | 7.8% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.6% | | Iowa: | 14.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $748 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,639 | $31,668 | 1 | $252 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $1,446 | $17,352 | 1 | $150 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,448 | $17,376 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $580 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $5,533 | $22,132 | 7 | $1,730 |
Merrill government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $37,000 ($50.55)
All Other: $25,000 ($34.15)
Sewerage: $18,000 ($24.59)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $102,000 ($139.34)
Police Protection: $49,000 ($66.94)
Fire Protection: $46,000 ($62.84)
General - Other: $41,000 ($56.01)
Water Utilities: $33,000 ($45.08)
Solid Waste Management: $32,000 ($43.72)
Parks & Recreation: $32,000 ($43.72)
Health Services - Other: $23,000 ($31.42)
Sewerage: $17,000 ($23.22)
Libraries: $12,000 ($16.39)
Financial Administration: $6,000 ($8.20)
General Public Buildings: $5,000 ($6.83)
Central Staff Services: $5,000 ($6.83)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $2,000 ($2.73)
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000 ($2.73)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $31,000 ($42.35)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $8,000 ($10.93)
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000 ($9.56)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($6.83)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $3,000 ($4.10)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $223,000 ($304.64)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $43,000 ($58.74)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $148,000 ($202.19)
Beginning: $148,000 ($202.19)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $61,000 ($83.33)
General Support: $10,000 ($13.66)
All Other: $3,000 ($4.10)
- Tax - Property: $119,000 ($162.57)
Total General Sales: $38,000 ($51.91)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.37)
Public Utilities: $1,000 ($1.37)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $87,000 ($118.85)
5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,697 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.47% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,000 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.48% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Merrill:
- KSCJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
- KLEM (1410 AM; 1 kW; LE MARS, IA; Owner: POWELL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KWSL (1470 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KMNS (620 AM; 1 kW; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTFJ (1250 AM; 1 kW; DAKOTA CITY, NE; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
Strongest FM radio stations in Merrill:
- KGLI (95.5 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KWIT (90.3 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMM. COLLEGE)
- KKMA (99.5 FM; LE MARS, IA; Owner: POWELL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KTFC (103.3 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KSEZ (97.9 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KSFT-FM (107.1 FM; SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE; Owner: CLEVELAND RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
- KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- WNAX-FM (104.1 FM; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KSOU-FM (93.9 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KDCR (88.5 FM; SIOUX CENTER, IA; Owner: DORDT COLLEGE, INC.)
- K205DC (88.9 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KUSD (89.7 FM; VERMILLION, SD; Owner: S/DAKOTA BD OF DIR FOR ED. TELECOMUN)
- KSUX (105.7 FM; WINNEBAGO, NE; Owner: KSUX/KSCJ RADIO BROADCASTING CO)
- KMSC (88.3 FM; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Merrill:
- KMEG (Channel 14; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KPTH (Channel 44; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF SIOUX CITY)
- KTIV (Channel 4; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: KTIV TELEVISION, INC.)
- KSIN-TV (Channel 27; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- KCAU-TV (Channel 9; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS CO.LTD.)
- KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K38DU (Channel 38; SIOUX CITY, IA; Owner: CORNERSTONE FAITH CENTER)
Merrill fatal accident list:
Mar 18, 1988 03:10 AM, 75, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 1, 1975 11:25 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Merrill)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 - 3 Mi W Cr C44 (Lat: 42.721667 Lon: -96.311139), Call Sign: KUV797
Assigned Frequencies: 155.640 MHz, 155.790 MHz Grant Date: 06/11/2004, Expiration Date: 08/30/2014
Registrant: Iowa State Patrol Communications, 5912 2nd Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313, Phone: (515) 281-3175, Fax: (515) 281-6761, Email:
- 214 3rd St (Lat: 42.880556 Lon: -96.141694), Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPCP609, Licensee ID: L00013931
Assigned Frequencies: 151.520 MHz Grant Date: 11/17/1998, Expiration Date: 12/06/2003, Cancellation Date: 02/08/2004
Registrant: Terra International Inc, 214 3rd St, Merrill, IA 51038, Phone: (712) 938-2544 - Call Sign: WQBX932
Assigned Frequencies: 468.575 MHz Grant Date: 01/04/2005, Expiration Date: 01/04/2015, Certifier: Robert Pick
Registrant: Electronic Engineering Co., 1100 Keo Way, Des Moines, IA 50309, Phone: (515) 283-1100, Fax: (515) 244-6948, Email:
- Lat: 42.732222 Lon: -96.252528, Call Sign: WQJN251
Assigned Frequencies: 462.212 MHz, 467.212 MHz, 462.237 MHz, 467.237 MHz, 462.287 MHz Grant Date: 11/05/2008, Expiration Date: 11/05/2018, Certifier: Charles Stremick
Registrant: Cattron Group, Inc., Et Al, 58 West Shenango Street, Sharpsville, PA 16150, Phone: (724) 962-3571, Fax: (724) 962-4310, Email:
- 205 Calhon (Lat: 42.720833 Lon: -96.248333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Overall height: 32.5 m, Call Sign: WQKI632
Assigned Frequencies: 44.5800 MHz Grant Date: 06/03/2009, Expiration Date: 06/03/2019, Certifier: Robert Leedham
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- 22058 K42 (Lat: 42.731306 Lon: -96.252722), Call Sign: WQKZ363
Assigned Frequencies: 462.375 MHz Grant Date: 11/03/2009, Expiration Date: 11/03/2019, Certifier: Kim Sitzmann
Registrant: Electronic Engineering Co., 1100 Keo Way, Des Moines, IA 50309, Phone: (515) 283-1100, Fax: (515) 244-6948, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - ADAVILLE, 6.2 Mi Nw Of (Lat: 42.750250 Lon: -96.369444), Overall height: 55.8 m, Call Sign: KAM41
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 5974.80 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.80 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.20 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6093.50 MHz... (+4 more) Grant Date: 02/15/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2010, Cancellation Date: 07/27/2001
Registrant: At&t Corp., 1200 Peachtree Street, Locn 5w23, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 810-4021, Fax: (404) 810-7349, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: K0KKH, Licensee ID: L01182399
Grant Date: 08/15/2006, Expiration Date: 11/04/2016, Certifier: Donald W Boehm
Registrant: Donald W Boehm, 630 Frost St, Merrill, IA 51038
| Most common first names in Merrill, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| George | 14 | 74.2 years |
| John | 12 | 74.4 years |
| Harry | 10 | 78.2 years |
| Robert | 8 | 70.6 years |
| Mary | 8 | 83.4 years |
| Anna | 7 | 88.3 years |
| Frank | 7 | 84.8 years |
| Marvin | 7 | 73.4 years |
| Ruth | 6 | 76.3 years |
| Joseph | 6 | 81.6 years |
| Most common last names in Merrill, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Schultz | 9 | 79.2 years |
| Trometer | 8 | 76.6 years |
| Kovarna | 6 | 78.8 years |
| Brown | 6 | 76.5 years |
| Ruedy | 5 | 77.6 years |
| Yoerger | 5 | 79.0 years |
| Lake | 5 | 89.2 years |
| Carstensen | 4 | 72.7 years |
| Mattas | 4 | 75.5 years |
| Feuerhelm | 4 | 79.3 years |
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #39 (51038) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Luxemburger first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
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