Census Data for Merit
As far as we can tell, Merit has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Merit, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Celeste
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Josephine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caddo Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lavon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowry Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
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- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
Hunt County ...
Merit is located in Hunt County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Hunt County.
Miscellaneous Information for Merit ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Hunt County or the community of Merit:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Merit:
- GNIS ID for Merit: 1341384
- GNIS ID for Hunt County: 1383901
- GNIS ID for State of Texas: 1779801
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 48 (Texas)
- County Code: 231 (Hunt County)
- Place Code: 47772 (Merit)
- State & County Code: 48/231 (Texas / Hunt County)
- State & Place Code: 48/47772 (Texas / Merit)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Merit is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).
- The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
- While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Merit, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Merit. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
- The ZIP code for Merit:75458<3>
- Census ZCTA Codes ...
- The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
- ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Merit.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hunt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Merit or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |