"5.17998e+06"^^ . . "325" . "569.976"^^ . "570.0"^^ . . "2637"^^ . "City Manager"@en . "518.149"^^ . "5.1e+06"^^ . "0.0"^^ . . . "518.2"^^ . "Merkel is a town in Taylor County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,637 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area."@en . "79536" . "Merkel, Texas"@en . . "5.17998e+06"^^ . "Mayor"@en . "-6" . . . "-5" . "5.1e+06"^^ .