Merriam is a city in the northeastern part of Johnson County,
located in northeast Kansas, in the Central United States.
The population was 11,008 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be
10,773 in the year 2006.
As a suburb of Kansas City, it is included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
It is bordered by the cities of Overland Park to the east and south, Shawnee to the west,
and Kansas City, Kansas to the north (in Wyandotte County);
the city of Lenexa is less than a mile to the southwest.
Merriam is included in the Shawnee Mission postal designation.
The city was named in honor of Charles Merriam, a one-time secretary/treasurer of the
then Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf railroad which ran through the area.
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City of Merriam, Kansas
9000 W. 62nd Terrace
Merriam, Kansas 66202-2815
(913) 322-5500 phone
(913) 322-5505 fax
cityofmerriam@merriam.org
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