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Welcome to Mercer County ...

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

The community of Trenton is the Seat for Mercer County. Trenton is also the capital of New Jersey.

Mercer County was founded in 1838. Mercer was created by taking area from Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex and  Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mercer had a population of 368,047 people. This is an increase of 0.42% since the last Census (which gave a population of 366,513 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mercer represented 4.17% of the total population of New Jersey.

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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.





 

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