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Merrillville, IN - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Merrillville  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Merrillville Home page. The Merrillville Home page provides as much information as possible on Merrillville. Knowing Merrillville’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Merrillville’s Home page, you will also find Merrillville’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Merrillville has a population of 34871. 47% of Merrillville’s inhabitants are Male, and 53 are female. 41.5% of Merrillville is married and 65.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $139,603, and the average rent is $1,075. Household median income in Merrillville is $63,381, and the individual median income is $32,601. Merrillville’s Ethnic is the following: Black(43.1%), White(42.4%), Hispanic(16.7%), Other(7%), Multiple(6.1%), Asian(1.1%), Native(0.3%), Pacific(0.1%).


Merrillville is located at 41°29′08″N 87°20′07″W.According to the 2010 census, Merrillville has a total area of 33.26 square miles (86.14 km2), of which 33.22 square miles (86.04 km2) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.12%) is water.The town is centered on the intersection of U.S.


Route 30 and Interstate 65. The Lincoln Highway runs through Merrillville. The original alignment of Lincoln Highway is known as 73rd Avenue (also called Old Lincoln Highway) in Merrillville, while the current Lincoln Highway (US 30) is known as 81st Avenue. State Road 53 (Broadway) and State Road 55 (Taft Street) traverse the town from north to south. Merrillville's asymmetric shape results in numerous boundaries with other municipalities.


It is bordered by Gary and unincorporated Calumet Township, Lake County, to the north; Hobart to the northeast; Union Township, Porter County, to the east; Winfield and Crown Point to the south; Schererville to the west; and Griffith to the northwest.


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