Mercer County, Pennsylvania
The Mercer County Courthouse in Mercer, listed on NRHP No. 98001369 |
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US state : | Pennsylvania |
Administrative headquarters : | Mercer |
Foundation : | March 12, 1800 |
Made up from: | Allegheny County |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 120,293 (2000) |
Population density : | 69.1 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 1768 km² |
Water surface : | 28 km² |
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Website : www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us |
Mercer County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 120,293 people and a population density of 69 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Mercer .
history
The county was formed on March 12, 1800 and named after Hugh Mercer , a general in the American Revolutionary War .
15 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 23, 2018).
geography
The county covers an area of 1,768 square kilometers, of which 28 square kilometers are water.
Cities and towns
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 57,387 | - | |
1910 | 77,699 | 35.4% | |
1920 | 93,788 | 20.7% | |
1930 | 99.246 | 5.8% | |
1940 | 101.039 | 1.8% | |
1950 | 111,954 | 10.8% | |
1960 | 127,519 | 13.9% | |
1970 | 127.175 | -0.3% | |
1980 | 128,299 | 0.9% | |
1990 | 121.003 | -5.7% | |
2000 | 120,307 | -0.6% | |
1900-1990
2000 |
Web links
Commons : Mercer County, Pennsylvania - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 98001369. Retrieved May 22, 2019
- ↑ Mercer County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 204 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 23, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Coordinates: 41 ° 19 ′ N , 80 ° 15 ′ W