Merrick County, founded in the year 1858, was named on the behalf of Elvira Merrick. It has the county seat and the largest city in Central City. With a total area of 495 sq mi, it has over 7.8K people with a racial makeup including White, Native American, Black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with more than 3.2K households and 2.3K families. The County is a part of Grand Island, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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