The town population was 281 at the 2020 United States Census.

[5] The town was named for the merino sheep which grazed there.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.152 square miles (0.39 km2), all of it land.

[10] Radio and television host Ralph Edwards was born in Merino.

[11] Ralph Edwards Avenue[12] was named in his memory.