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This is the current conditions weather report for Merriam. The report was made 31 minutes ago, at 07:54 UTC. The temperature was 14°F / -10°C, with a dew-point at 14°F / -10°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.62 inHg / 1038 hPa. The relative humidity was 52%. The skies were clear.

Merriam is a city in the northeastern part of Johnson County, located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. The population was estimated to be 10,769 in the year 2005. 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 located at 39.020888, -94.693784. The city straddles approximately three miles of Interstate 35 from less than a mile southwest of its junction with Interstate 635 south to 75th Street. Shawnee Mission Parkway, an east-west road, nearly bisects the city. U.S. Routes 59 and 69 follow the Interstate to the south of the city and follow Shawnee Mission Parkway to the east from its junction with the Interstate. Turkey Creek, following a roughly parallel path to the Interstate, flows through the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.2 km² (4.3 mi²), all land

In the city the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

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