Merrill is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

A local resident named Greene established a sawmill here, and a new settlement began to grow around it.

Merchants also moved to the area and began setting up businesses along a nearby crossroad, and this site became known as Merrill by 1881.

The name came from N. W. Merrill, who was a railroad worker that befriended and assisted the locals during forest fires that same year.

[4] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2), all land.

25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.