Tourist Guide Merritt Island
Merritt Island can be described as one of the CDPs, i.e. census-designated places located in county of Brevard, Florida, US. It’s, in fact, a portion of Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The name ‘Merritt Island’ refers to extent of previous island. It’s now a ‘peninsula’.
History of Merritt Island can be dated back to mid-eighteenth century. It is the time which would remind us of flourishing of ‘citrus’, along with cultivation of oranges and pineapples.
As per US Census Bureau, total area of Merritt Island is 121.9 sq. Km; out of which 62.49%25 consists of water. This place receives rainfall of around 52 inches every year. Snowfall does not occur. July proves to be the hottest month; with temperature of around 90 degree F; whereas January proves to be the coolest one; with temperature of around 51 degree F.
According to census conducted in the year 2000, population of Merritt Island was 14955.
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