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Mercer County

county in West Virginia, United States
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Mercer County

Summary

Mercer County is a county of West Virginia[1]. It draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #16 of 55).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mercer County is located in West Virginia[3].
  • Mercer County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Mercer County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].
  • Mercer County's capital is recorded as Princeton[6].
  • Mercer County's shares border with is recorded as Raleigh County[7].
  • Mercer County's shares border with is recorded as Bland County[8].
  • Mercer County's shares border with is recorded as Tazewell County[9].
  • Mercer County's shares border with is recorded as Giles County[10].
  • Mercer County's shares border with is recorded as Summers County[11].
  • Mercer County's shares border with is recorded as Wyoming County[12].
  • Mercer County's shares border with is recorded as McDowell County[13].
  • Hugh Mercer is named after Mercer County[14].
  • Mercer County's Commons category is recorded as Mercer County, West Virginia[15].
  • March 17, 1837 marks the founding of Mercer County[16].
  • Mercer County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.41, 'lon': -81.11}[17].
  • Mercer County's official website is recorded as http://www.mercercounty.wv.gov[18].
  • Mercer County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mercer County, West Virginia[19].
  • Mercer County has a population of {'amount': '+62264'}[20].
  • Mercer County has a population of {'amount': '+62314'}[21].
  • Mercer County has a population of {'amount': '+62433'}[22].
  • Mercer County has a population of {'amount': '+62395'}[23].
  • Mercer County has a population of {'amount': '+61984'}[24].
  • Mercer County has a population of {'amount': '+61164'}[25].
  • Mercer County has a population of {'amount': '+59664'}[26].
  • Mercer County's topic has template is recorded as Template:Mercer County, West Virginia[27].

Body

Geography

Mercer County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in West Virginia[3].

Physical Characteristics

Mercer County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1090'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+62264'}[20], {'amount': '+62314'}[21], {'amount': '+62433'}[22], {'amount': '+62395'}[23], {'amount': '+61984'}[24], and {'amount': '+61164'}[25].

Designation and Status

Mercer County's instance of is recorded as county of West Virginia[5].

History and Context

March 17, 1837 marks the founding of Mercer County[16]. Hugh Mercer is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Mercer County draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_west_virginia category, ranking #16 of 55).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Raleigh County, Bland County, Tazewell County +4
    Named after → Hugh Mercer
    Aliases → —
    Topic has template → Template:Mercer County, West Virginia
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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