Skip to content
Merced County

File:Banks_of_San_Luis_Reservoir_in_July_2021_redux_(cropped).JPG · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ109690· pop 63· linked from 1,678 articles

Merced County

Sign in to save

Also known as Merced County, California, Merced County, CA

county in California, United States

AI overview

Merced County is a county located in California's Central Valley region. It matters as an agricultural and population center in the state, playing a significant role in California's economy and development.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Named after
Merced River
Located in
California
Contains
Merced
Capital
Merced
Population
281202
Area
5107
Shares border with
Santa Clara County
Official website
www.countyofmerced.com
Image
Merced CA Historic Courthouse7.jpg
Households
81306
Show 8 more facts
Commons category
Merced County, California
inception
1855-00-00
water as percent of area
2.19
native label
Merced County
per capita income
23677
Sources (9)

via Wikidata · CC0

~13 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Merced County (/mɜːr.ˈsɛd/ mur-SED; Merced, Spanish for "Mercy") is a county located in the northern San Joaquin Valley section of the Central Valley, in the U.S. state of California.

As of the 2020 census, the population was 281,202. The county seat is Merced. The county is named after the Merced River.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Merced County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (8)

On the map