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Summary for Mercer


About Mercer (Click for our profile page)

Located in: McLean County (see below)

Time Zone: Mercer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Code: 701

Elevation: 1,920 feet [585.22 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Mercer)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<2>     100   (6.38% increase since 2010)  
2010:     94   (9.3% increase since 2000)
2000:     86

Total Area:<3>   0.23 sq. miles [0.6 km²]   - of which 2.67% is water (0 sq. miles [0 km²])

Housing Units:<4>   58

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Mercer:

Lat:   47.490800°   (or 47°29'26" N)

Lon:   -100.710700°   (or -100°42'38" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Mercer<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Mercer

GNIS ID:   1036159

FIPS State / Place Code:   38 / 52340

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mercer)


About McLean County

The city of Washburn is the County Seat for McLean County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for McLean)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     9,450   (5.02% increase since 2010)  
2010     8,998   (3.36% decrease since 2000)
2000:     9,311

Total Area:   2,328 sq. miles [6,029.5 km²]   - of which 9.33% is water (217.1 sq. miles [562.4 km²])

Housing Units:   5,590

Official Website:   https://www.mcleancountynd.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for McLean

GNIS ID:   1034232

FIPS State / County Code:   38 / 055

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mercer)


About North Dakota

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     763,724   (13.55% increase since 2010)  
2010:     672,591   (4.73% increase since 2000)
2000:     642,200

Websites for State of North Dakota

Official Website:   https://www.nd.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.ndtourism.com/

Parks:   https://www.parkrec.nd.gov/

Fishing:   https://gf.nd.gov/fishing

Hunting:   https://gf.nd.gov/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of North Dakota

GNIS ID:   1779797

FIPS State:   38

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mercer)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mercer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Mercer. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Mercer, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Mercer.