Mercer, North Dakota | |
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 Street scene in Mercer, North Dakota | |
 Location of Mercer, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 47°29′26″N 100°42′38″W / 47.49056°N 100.71056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | McLean |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
| • Land | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,926 ft (587 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 88 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 113 |
| • Density | 396.40/sq mi (152.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 58559 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-52340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036159[2] |
| Website | mercernd.org |
Mercer is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 88 at the 2020 census.[3]
Mercer was founded in 1905 along a now-abandoned branch line of the Northern Pacific Railway extending from Carrington to Turtle Lake. The name comes from William Henry Harrison Mercer, a well known rancher in the Missouri River Valley for many years and for whom Mercer County is also named.[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mercer, North Dakota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wick, Douglas A. "Mercer (McLean County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 6, 2011.