Census Data for Mercer

As far as we can tell, Mercer has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Mercer, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Ironwood
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <1>
• Hurley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Hurley is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
• Montreal
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Montreal is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
• Bessemer
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <1>
• Wakefield
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <1>
• Butternut
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Butternut is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
• Park Falls
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Falls is located in Price County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
• Lake
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake is located in Price County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • The population in 2015 was estimated at 1,106 people. This represents a 1.95% decrease since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 1,128 people.
• Mellen
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mellen is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen

Iron County ...

Mercer is primarily located in Iron County<2>. A portion of Mercer extends into Oneida County.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Iron County.

Miscellaneous Information for Mercer ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Iron County or the community of Mercer:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Mercer:
  • GNIS ID for Mercer: 1569357
  • GNIS ID for Iron County: 1581085
  • GNIS ID for State of Wisconsin: 1779806

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 55 (Wisconsin)
  • County Code: 051 (Iron County)
  • Place Code: 51175 (Mercer)
  • State & County Code: 55/051 (Wisconsin / Iron County)
  • State & Place Code: 55/51175 (Wisconsin / Mercer)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Mercer is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

• The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
  • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Mercer, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Mercer. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
  • The ZIP code for Mercer:54547<3>

• Census ZCTA Codes ...
  • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
  • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Mercer.