Merkel, Texas
| Merkel, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 32°28′6″N 100°0′48″W / 32.46833°N 100.01333°WCoordinates: 32°28′6″N 100°0′48″W / 32.46833°N 100.01333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Taylor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike McLeod |
| • City Manager | Steve Campbell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
| • Land | 2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,870 ft (570 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,590 |
| • Density | 1,300/sq mi (510/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 79536 |
| Area code(s) | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48-47796 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1374885 |
Merkel is a town in Taylor County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,590 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Merkel is located 17 miles west of Abilene near the Interstate Highway 20.
The town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km²), all of it land.
Around 1870, when the Texas and Pacific Railway was built, the town was founded as Windmill Town. In 1881 it was renamed to Merkel in honor of the first settler in this area, S. M. Merkel from Germany. In 1882 the first mercantile store and in 1883 the first post office opened.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,637 people 1,012 households, and 719 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,342.0 people per square mile (519.5/km²). There were 1,202 housing units at an average density of 611.7 per square mile (236.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 89.42% White, 1.14% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 6.33% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.22% of the population.
There were 1,012 households out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 still living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08.
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