Moving to Merino, Colorado

Population: 246. Estimated population in July 2024: 279 (+13.4% change)
Males: 117 (47.6%), Females: 129 (52.4%)

Logan County

Zip code: 80741

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $28,750
Median house value: $66,900

Population by Race

Races in Merino:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.1%)
  • Hispanic (6.9%)
  • Other race (4.1%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (35.4%), United States (13.8%), English (12.6%), Irish (11.4%), French (3.7%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%).

Elevation: 4035 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Map of Merino, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Merino

  • High school or higher: 82.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Merino town

  • Never married: 12.4%
  • Now married: 69.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 7.7%

2.0% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +6 (+2.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Merino:

  • STERLING REGIONAL MED CTR (about 15 miles; STERLING, CO)
  • EAST MORGAN COUNTY HOSPITAL – CAH (about 25 miles; BRUSH, CO)
  • COLORADO PLAINS MEDICAL CTR (about 36 miles; FORT MORGAN, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Merino:

  • COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 24 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: AKO)
  • WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 97 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
  • DENVER INTL (about 101 miles; DENVER, CO; Abbreviation: DEN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Merino:

  • STERLING MUNI (about 11 miles; STERLING, CO; Abbreviation: STK)
  • BRUSH MUNI (about 22 miles; BRUSH, CO; Abbreviation: 7V5)
  • GEBAUER (about 26 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: 5V6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Merino:

  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 90 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 90 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 90 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 90 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
  • ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 94 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)

Schools

Public high school in Merino:

  • MERINO JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: 315 LEE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Merino:

  • MERINO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 166; Location: 442 LEE; Grades: KG – 06)