Merrifield, MN

Merrifield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake Edward Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States, near Brainerd. The 2020 census counted 140 residents. Merrifield is along Crow Wing County Road 3 near County Road 127. A post office called Merrifield has been in operation since 1899. Merrifield is in Brainerd Public Schools. The zoned high school is Brainerd High School. That mix gives Merrifield a clear local shape within Minnesota, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The community was named for the original owner of the town site.