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Merrillville

town in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Indiana
County: Lake
Township: Ross
Type: Town
Town manager: Patrick J. Reardon
Total: 33.29 sq mi (86.21 km )
Land: 33.24 sq mi (86.08 km )
Water: 0.046 sq mi (0.12 km )
Elevation: 679 ft (207 m)
Density: 1,096.5/sq mi (423.36/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Zip codes: 46410, 46411, 46342(Partial)
Fips code: 18-48528
Website: www.merrillville.in.gov

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Article

Merrillville (/ˈmɛrəlvɪl/ MAIR-əl-vil, locally /ˈmɛərvɪl/) is a town in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 36,444 at the 2020 census. Merrillville is in east-central Lake County, in the Chicago metropolitan area. On January 1, 2015, Merrillville became the most populated town in Indiana, as Fishers in Hamilton County was converted from a town to a city. The town serves as a major shopping hub for Northwest Indiana.

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