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Merrifield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lake Edward Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States, near Brainerd. It is along Crow Wing County Road 3 near County Road 127. As of the 2020 census, Merrifield had a population of 140.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020140
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

History

A post office called Merrifield has been in operation since 1899.[5] The community was named for the original owner of the town site.[6]

Education

It is in Brainerd Public Schools.[7] The zoned high school is Brainerd High School.

References

  1. ^ “2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files”. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Merrifield, Minnesota
  3. ^ “2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)”. United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  4. ^ “Census of Population and Housing”. Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ^ “Crow Wing County”. Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 158.
  7. ^ “2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Crow Wing County, MN” (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2021.