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Notable locations in Merrill: Merrill City Hall (A), Fire Station Number 2 (B), T B Scott Free Library (C), Lincoln County Jail (D), Lincoln County Courthouse (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Merrill include: Church of the Ascension (A), Assembly of God Church (B), Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (C), Saint Johns Lutheran Church (D), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (E), Park City Baptist Church (F), Our Saviours Lutheran Church (G), Saint Francis Catholic Church (H), Christ United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Merrill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: 2780 Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Rivers and creeks: Devil Creek (A), Prairie River (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Merrill include: Otts Park (1), Riverside Park (2), Lincoln County Fair Grounds (3), Memorial Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Merrill Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Merrill Historical Society Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 804 East 3rd Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Hotel: Americinn (3300 E Main St) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Courts: Merrill City - Municipal Court (1004 East 1st Street) (1), Lincoln County - Clerk Of Court- Financial (1104 East 1st Street) (2), Lincoln County - Clerk Of Court (1110 East Main Street) (3), Lincoln County - Family Court Commissioner (1104 East 1st Street) (4), Lincoln County - Court Reporter (1110 East Main Street) (5), Lincoln County - Clerk Of Court- Civil Jury (1110 East Main Street) (6), Lincoln County - Clerk Of Court- Criminal (1104 East 1st Street) (7), Lincoln County - Clerk Of Court- Small Claims (1104 East 1st Street) (8), Lincoln County - Clerk Of Court- Traffic (1104 East 1st Street) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Merrill and their reported violations in the past:
LIGHTHOUSE BAR AND GRILL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (AUG-25-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-25-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-25-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-29-2005), St Public Notif issued (AUG-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-23-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-23-1999), St Boil Water Order (JUN-23-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (2 times from JUL-01-1999 to JUL-15-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-10-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
NEWOOD TAP (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-31-1999), St Boil Water Order (AUG-31-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-31-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (NOV-16-1999), St Compliance achieved (DEC-29-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-05-1998), St Public Notif requested (JUN-05-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-05-1998), St Compliance achieved (JUN-22-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
NORTHWAY CLUB (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
MERRILL SCHOOL FOREST (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
PRAIRIE MOTEL (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St No addtl Formal Action needed (NOV-23-2004)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 3 regular monitoring violations
LITTLE DIPPER (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Merrill that have no violations reported:
- LARSON LAKE WAYSIDE (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OTTER LAKE PICNIC (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OTTER LAKE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OASIS BAR (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- NEW WOOD COUNTY PARK (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  9.5% | | Whole state: |  8.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 3.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Merrill, WI
People in group quarters in Merrill
- 162 people in nursing homes
- 116 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 59 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 14 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 6 people in other group homes
- 3 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
Merrill compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Merrill (2009 data):
- Lincoln Community Bank: West Branch at 319 W Main St, branch established on 1977-01-17; at 1400 East Main Street, branch established on 1897-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-19: Bank assets: $72.8 mil, Deposits: $62.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: John T. Vucurevich Foundation
- River Valley Bank: Merrill West Side Office at 300 E First St, branch established on 1997-04-02; Merrill Branch at 3210 East Main Street, branch established on 1988-05-16. Info updated 2007-11-20: Bank assets: $920.1 mil, Deposits: $748.3 mil, headquarters in Wausau, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: River Valley Bancorporation, Inc.
- Associated Bank, National Association: Merrill Branch at 2403 East Main Street, branch established on 1964-01-01. Info updated 2008-09-12: Bank assets: $23,843.2 mil, Deposits: $15,191.0 mil, headquarters in Green Bay, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 303 total offices, Holding Company: Associated Banc-Corp
- M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank: Merrill at 900 East Main Street, branch established on 1933-03-01. Info updated 2008-03-13: Bank assets: $55,486.2 mil, Deposits: $35,896.4 mil, headquarters in Milwaukee, WI, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 373 total offices, Holding Company: Marshall & Ilsley Corporation
- Merrill Federal Savings and Loan Association: Merrill Federal Savings And Loan Ass at 907 East Main St, branch established on 1924-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $35.1 mil, Deposits: $27.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Lincoln County Wisconsin:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Merrill
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod |
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| Adherents | 33.8% | 29.8% | 14.9% | 7.7% | 4.6% |
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| Congregations | 10.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 7.5% | 10.0% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Vineyard USA | Presbyterian Church in America | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2.8% |
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| Congregations | 7.5% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 25.0% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $15,015 | $45,045 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $15,861 | $63,444 | 10 | $10,415 |
| Judicial and Legal |
2 | $9,618 | $57,708 | 2 | $3,775 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $90,265 | $57,009 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
3 | $9,416 | $37,664 | 4 | $1,497 |
| Firefighters |
24 | $108,818 | $54,409 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
18 | $64,281 | $42,854 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $9,691 | $38,764 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
4 | $13,472 | $40,416 | 11 | $4,833 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $3,241 | $38,892 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $24,339 | $41,724 | 0 | $0 |
| Transit |
5 | $17,088 | $41,011 | 4 | $4,592 |
| Local Libraries |
9 | $29,991 | $39,988 | 12 | $10,846 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $8,174 | $32,696 | 2 | $2,710 |
| Totals for Government |
105 | $419,270 | $47,917 | 45 | $38,668 |
Merrill government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,097,000
Parks and Recreation: $172,000
All Other: $74,000
Air Transportation: $16,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,000
- Construction - Transit Utilities: $551,000
Regular Highways: $373,000
Parks and Recreation: $135,000
General - Other: $81,000
General Public Buildings: $33,000
Libraries: $18,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,282,000
Local Fire Protection: $1,873,000
Regular Highways: $1,743,000
Water Utilities: $1,141,000
Libraries: $1,016,000
Parks and Recreation: $728,000
Health - Other: $711,000
Sewerage: $684,000
Housing and Community Development: $416,000
Transit Utilities: $403,000
Solid Waste Management: $388,000
Central Staff Services: $344,000
Financial Administration: $235,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $234,000
General - Other: $181,000
General Public Buildings: $150,000
Air Transportation: $126,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $45,000
Natural Resources - Other: $9,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $736,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $522,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Solid Waste Management: $85,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,359,000
Highways: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,322,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $434,000
Interest Earnings: $205,000
Fines and Forfeits: $162,000
Donations From Private Sources: $158,000
Special Assessments: $99,000
Sale of Property: $71,000
Rents: $63,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,617,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $12,300,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,005,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $189,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,742,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $927,000
Transit Utilities: $85,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $3,782,000
Highways: $736,000
All Other: $283,000
- Tax - Property: $3,818,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $101,000
NEC: $92,000
Other License: $37,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $5,242,000
4.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,888 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.80% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.06% |
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:
5.72% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,095 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.72% | | Wisconsin average: | 6.22% |
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:
- WJMT (730 AM; 1 kW; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WRIG (1390 AM; 10 kW; SCHOFIELD, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WXCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLBL (930 AM; 5 kW; AUBURNDALE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJJQ (810 AM; daytime; 1 kW; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Merrill:
- WMZK (104.1 FM; MERRILL, WI; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WYCO (107.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: SEEHAFER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHRM (90.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIFC (95.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WDEZ (101.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: W R I G, INC.)
- WLBL-FM (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WXPW (91.9 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WHITE PINE COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC)
- WCLQ (89.5 FM; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRLO-FM (105.3 FM; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WOFM (94.7 FM; MOSINEE, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WHDG (97.5 FM; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: RAVEN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLJY (106.5 FM; MARSHFIELD, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WKQH (104.9 FM; MARATHON, WI; Owner: RLM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
- WYNW (92.9 FM; BIRNAMWOOD, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJJQ-FM (92.5 FM; TOMAHAWK, WI; Owner: GREGORY A & MARGARUITE S ALBERT)
TV broadcast stations around Merrill:
- WFXS (Channel 55; WITTENBERG, WI; Owner: DAVIS TELEVISION WAUSAU, LLC)
- WAOW-TV (Channel 9; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WSAW-TV (Channel 7; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHRM-TV (Channel 20; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WTPX (Channel 46; ANTIGO, WI; Owner: PAXSON WAUSAU LICENSE, INC.)
- W31CI (Channel 31; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W24BV (Channel 24; WHITING, WI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W27AU (Channel 27; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Merrill fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 116 meters (381ft)
Total costs: $8,449,000
Total average daily traffic: 53,959
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,244
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1900-1909: 1
- 1910-1919: 0
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 0
- 1960-1969: 5
- 1970-1979: 0
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 3
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Merrill, WI
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Merrill)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Merrill, WI)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- Merrill, Various Locations, Type: N/A, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPQX590
Assigned Frequencies : 952.256 MHz, 928.256 MHz
Grant Date: 11/08/2000, Expiration Date: 11/08/2010, Cancelation Date: 05/24/2002, Certifier: Colin Flannery
Registrant: Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP, 2300 N Street, Nw, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20037-1128, Phone: (202) 783-4141, Fax: (202) 783-5851, Email:
- MERRILL, 1000 E. Main St., Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WDD50
Assigned Frequencies : 6034.20 MHz, 6123.10 MHz
Grant Date: 08/06/1987, Expiration Date: 12/10/1997, Cancelation Date: 12/10/1997
Registrant: Gte North Incorporated, Mc:hqb07a12, Irving, TX 75015-2210 - 120 S Mill St, Overall height: 18.9 m, Call Sign: WLO409, Licensee ID: L00118415
Assigned Frequencies : 950.500 MHz
Grant Date: 03/22/1996, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012
Registrant: Quicksilver Broadcasting, LLC, N 2880 Roosevelt Road, Marinette, WI 54143
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 4- Merrill Municipal Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WCV5
Assigned Frequencies : 119.925 MHz
Grant Date: 01/13/2006, Expiration Date: 07/06/2015
Registrant: Northway Communications Inc., 105 East Oak Street, Wausau, WI 54401, Phone: (715) 842-0841, Fax: (715) 848-1413, Email:
- Merrill Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WGH9, Licensee ID: L00010192
Assigned Frequencies : 122.800 MHz
Grant Date: 12/21/2004, Expiration Date: 12/21/2014
Registrant: City Of Merrill, 1004 E. 1st Street, Merrill, WI 54452, Phone: (715) 536-2024 - Merrill Municipal Airport, Type: Upole, Structure height: 15 m, Call Sign: WRLB3114
Assigned Frequencies : 0.25700 MHz
Grant Date: 05/09/2005, Expiration Date: 02/13/2015
Registrant: Northway Communications Iinc., 015 East Oak Street, Wausau, WI 54401, Phone: (715) 842-0841, Fax: (715) 848-1413, Email:
- Merrill Municipal, Type: Tower, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WSR32
Assigned Frequencies : 121.725 MHz
Grant Date: 01/13/2006, Expiration Date: 05/01/2015
Registrant: Wisconsin Dot Bureau Of Aeronautics, 4802 Sheboygan Avenue , Room 701, Madison, WI 53707, Phone: (608) 267-5018, Fax: (608) 267-6748, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 90 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Merrill)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 46 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Merrill)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 25
- Hazardous Condition: 6
- Good Intent Call: 1
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Merrill, WI
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