Merrillville

I N D I A N A MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA AWARD-WINNING LEADER IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT P resent day Merrillville, Indiana was once a well-known stop for wagon trains bound for Joliet. At one time, 16 roads (trails) radiated outward from what was then Wiggins Point, and later Centerville.When brothers Dudley and Wil- liam Merrill arrived, and made their imprint on community life, Centerville became Merrillville. In 1848, a group of settlements, including Mer- rillville, was collected under the name of Ross Township, and Merrillville was officially incorpo- rated as a town in 1971. Today, Merrillville is the largest town in Indiana – a city-sized town– that enjoys great diversity in housing, residents, and culture. Its rich busi- ness districts support more than 35,000 resi- dents and 12,000 individual households. On any given weekday, the population is estimated to rise to over 100,000 people living, shopping, and working in the town. Merrillville, AT A GLANCE MERRILLVILLE, INDIANA WHAT: A town of 35,450 WHERE: Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana in the Chicago Metropolitan area WEBSITE: www.merrillville.in.gov