Profile for Merrimac, Massachusetts, MA

Merrimac is in the Merrimack River Valley, on the New Hampshire border

19th-century economy centered around carriage making

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 2. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0.3 per 1,000 people.

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

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Cemeteries (53)

Colleges (1)

Communities (15)

Hotels (6)

Libraries (14)

Museums (3)

Parks (1)

Ski areas (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Merrimac demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Essex County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Lawrence area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 01860 ZIP code.

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5% of Merrimac residents report German ancestry, and 21% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Merrimac ancestry & family history guide.

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• Essex County Ancestry forum
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Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - MA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Massachusetts cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Merrimac business guide
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• Courts in Massachusetts
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• Crime in Essex County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Massachusetts
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Merrimac was $24,869, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Massachusetts economic data

31% of Merrimac residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Essex County genealogy forum

Median rent in Merrimac, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $597.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,471.

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Libraries in Merrimac include Thomas Hoyt Memorial Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Merrimac include Newburyport Current

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The average commute time for Merrimac workers is 28 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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