0 . ▁M ales ▁had ▁a ▁median ▁income ▁of ▁$ 2 6 , 2 5 0 ▁versus ▁$ 2 1 , 2 5 0 ▁for ▁females . ▁The ▁per ▁cap ita ▁income ▁for ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁$ 1 6 , 1 8 5 . ▁About ▁ 2 1 . 4 % ▁of ▁families ▁and ▁ 2 3 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁below ▁the ▁pover ty ▁line , ▁including ▁ 3 5 . 6 % ▁of ▁those ▁under ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 . 4 % ▁of ▁those ▁age ▁ 6 5 ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁Education ▁Mer ig old ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁School ▁District . ▁The ▁district ▁oper ates ▁the ▁Hay es ▁Cooper ▁Center ▁for ▁Math ▁and ▁Science , ▁located ▁on ▁old ▁Highway ▁ 6 1 . ▁Second ary ▁students ▁are ▁z oned ▁to ▁Cleveland ▁Central ▁Middle ▁School ▁and ▁Cleveland ▁Central ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁some ▁children ▁in ▁Mer ig old ▁attended ▁the ▁North ▁Sun flow er ▁Academy ▁in ▁un in cor por ated ▁Sun flow er ▁County . ▁ ▁Entertainment ▁Po ' ▁Mon key ' s ▁is ▁a ▁ju ke ▁joint ▁located ▁approximately ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Mer ig old . ▁The ▁Mississippi ▁Blues ▁Commission ▁placed ▁a ▁historic ▁marker ▁at ▁the ▁Po ▁Mon key ' s ▁L oun ge ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁design ating ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁site ▁on ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Blues ▁Tra il ▁for ▁its ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁bl ues ▁(