Merrimac, Wisconsin - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	597
Male Share of the Population	49.9%
Female Share of the Population	50.1%
Senior Citizens	15.6%
Employed Population 16+	313
Age of the Population	41

Families

% of people married	49.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	25.5%
Median Earnings25+	$36,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$24,583

Wealth

Median Family Income	$75,625
% Above Poverty Level	81.8%
% Below Poverty Level	18.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	32 minutes
% Working from Home	11.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.9%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	27.8%
Median Gross Rent	$983
Median House Value	$180,300

Ancestry

German	52.1%
Norwegian	13.6%
Irish	11.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.9%
English	7.7%
Polish	7%
French Except Basque	3.4%
Czech	3%
Swedish	2.5%
Dutch	2.3%
Italian	2.2%
Scottish	1.7%
Swiss	1.3%
African	1.3%
Welsh	1.2%
Danishn	0.7%
Russian	0.5%
Icelander	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Finnish	0.2%
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Merrimac Almanac

Category	Value
County	Sauk County
Standard Zip Codes	53561
Phone Area Codes	608
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.37
Approximate Longitude	-89.62

Merrimac Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	PRAIRIE DU SAC 2 N
Distance	6.8 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 25 F
Apr Temp	36 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 83 F
Oct Temp	38 to 60 F
Annual Precip	31 inches

Station	BARABOO
Distance	7.7 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 26 F
Apr Temp	30 to 57 F
Jul Temp	55 to 83 F
Oct Temp	33 to 60 F
Annual Precip	33.7 inches

Station	ARLINGTON UNIV FARM
Distance	14.7 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 23 F
Apr Temp	36 to 55 F
Jul Temp	60 to 81 F
Oct Temp	40 to 59 F
Annual Precip	32.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Baraboo	12,093	$67,049
Dane	1,098	$90,625
Lodi	3,053	$85,278
West Baraboo	1,665	$53,182

Merrimac Public Schools

Merrimac Community
360 School St
ZIP: 53561
(608) 493-2217
Primary
Total Enrollment 101

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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Wisconsin River near Merrimac. between 1890 and 1900

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