Welcome to Merton ...
The village of Merton is located in Waukesha County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Merton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Merton has a population of 3,770 people<2> (see below for details).
Merton is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Merton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Merton had an population of 3,770 people. This is an increase of 12.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 95.74% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Merton had a population of 3,346 people. This makes Merton the county's 26th most populous community.
The population of Merton represents 0.06% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 264th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,346 people, the population of Merton increased 73.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,926 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Merton.
Communities Also Named Merton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Merton - they are located in British Columbia, California, Minnesota and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Merton.
Communities near Merton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Merton.
- Waukesha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- West Allis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- Wauwatosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - New Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Menomonee Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonee Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Muskego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Mequon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Merton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Merton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Merton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Merton. See our Newspapers Page for Merton.
Adding Merton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Merton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Merton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Merton post office opened in 1847.
We also found Merton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Merton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Merton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Merton. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Merton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |