 north merrick is a community and census-designated place in nassau county, new york, united states. the population was 12,272 at the 2010 census. north merrick is located on the south shore of long island. it is known for being a middle-class neighborhood and having a large italian and irish population, as well as a rising hispanic and african american population. ==geography== north merrick is located at  (40.685691, -73.558116).{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=united states census bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=us gazetteer files: 20
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