Mercer County
Also known as Mercer County, Kentucky, Mercer County, KY
county in Kentucky, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- Named after
- Hugh Mercer
- Seat
- Harrodsburg
- Largest city
- Harrodsburg
- Judge executive
- Sarah Steele (R)
- Total
- 253 sq mi (660 km )
- Land
- 249 sq mi (640 km )
- Water
- 4.5 sq mi (12 km ) 1.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 23,733
- Density
- 90.9/sq mi (35.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Mercer County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 23,772. Its county seat is Harrodsburg. The county was formed from Lincoln County, Virginia in 1785 and is named for Revolutionary War General Hugh Mercer, who was killed at the Battle of Princeton in 1777. It was formerly a prohibition or dry county.
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