Mercer (KY)

Welcome to Mercer County ...

Time Zone: Mercer County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Harrodsburg is the Seat for Mercer County.

Mercer County was founded in 1785 and was created by taking area from Lincoln County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mercer had a population of 21,933 people. This is an increase of 2.93% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,308 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mercer represented 0.49% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Kentucky
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- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/

Websites specific to Mercer County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Anderson County
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- Boyle County
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- Garrard County
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- Jessamine County
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- Washington County
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- Woodford County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Kentucky
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- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kentucky
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- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Mercer County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.