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Mercer County
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county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- February 14, 1845
- Named after
- John Francis Mercer
- Seat
- Princeton
- Largest city
- Princeton
- Total
- 455 sq mi (1,180 km )
- Land
- 454 sq mi (1,180 km )
- Water
- 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 3,404
- Density
- 7.6/sq mi (2.9/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 6th
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 3538
- Area
- 1179
- Image
- Mercer County Missouri Courthouse 20151003-051.jpg
- Households
- 1333
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- Commons category
- Mercer County, Missouri
- inception
- 1845-02-14
- water as percent of area
- 0.3
- native label
- Mercer County
- per capita income
- 23272
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Mercer County is a county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,538, making it the second-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Princeton. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and named for General John F. Mercer of the Revolutionary War.
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