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Mercer County
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county in Kentucky, United States
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Within Vinony's link graph, Mercer County is referenced by 528 other articles, and connects out to Kentucky, African Americans and United States House of Representatives.
The entry is geolocated on the map in KY.
Vinony files it under 1785 establishments in Virginia, Former counties of Virginia and Kentucky counties.
Its subject is documented across 48 Wikipedia language editions.
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 )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- mercercounty .ky .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Hugh Mercer
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Kentucky
- Capital
- Harrodsburg
- Population
- 22641
- Area
- 656
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Shares border with
- Anderson County
- Official website
- www.mercercounty.ky.gov
- Image
- Mercer County Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 8718
Show 8 more facts
- different from
- Mercer County
- Commons category
- Mercer County, Kentucky
- topic's main category
- Category:Mercer County, Kentucky
- water as percent of area
- 1.8
- native label
- Mercer County
- inception
- 1785-10-17
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Mercer County, Kentucky
- per capita income
- 27748
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mercer County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.