Map of Merkel town

Merkel is a city in Taylor County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,590 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Abilene metropolitan area.

Merkel town overview:
Name:	Merkel town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Taylor County
Elevation:	1,870 ft (570 m)
Total Area:	2.80 sq mi (7.25 km²)
Land Area:	2.80 sq mi (7.25 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	2,590
Population Density:	935.31/sq mi (361.13/km²)
ZIP code:	79536
Area code:	325
FIPS code:	4847796
GNISfeature ID:	1374885
Website:	merkeltexas.com

Online Interactive Map

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Merkel online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Around 1870, when the Texas and Pacific Railway was built, the city was founded as Windmill Town. In 1881, it was renamed as Merkel in honor of the first settler in this area, S. M. Merkel, from Germany. In 1882, the first mercantile store and in 1883, the first post office opened.