Merrill, New South Wales

Merrill
Merrill Creek
Merrill
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates: 34°40′57″S 149°15′46″E / 34.68250°S 149.26278°E / -34.68250; 149.26278
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionSouthern Tablelands
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
583 m (1,913 ft)
Population
 • Total38 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode
2581
CountyKing
ParishGarway
Localities around Merrill
Bevendale Biala Gurrundah
Blakney Creek Merrill Gurrundah
Dalton Gunning Cullerin

Merrill is a locality in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia.[3][4] It lies on Merrill Creek, to the west of the road from Gunning to Crookwell, about 15 km north of Gunning and 80 km north of Canberra. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 31.[5]

Merrill Creek had a state school from 1877 to 1893. It was variously described as a "public", "provisional" or "half-time".[6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merrill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merrill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ "Merrill". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Merrill". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Merrill". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Merrill Creek in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 21 November 2018.