Mercer, North Dakota
Mercer, North Dakota | |
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Street scene in Mercer, North Dakota | |
| Motto: "Bringing Home the Bison" | |
Location of Mercer, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 47°29′26″N 100°42′40″W / 47.490606°N 100.71114°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | McLean |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.228 sq mi (0.591 km2) |
| • Land | 0.222 sq mi (0.576 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0058 sq mi (0.015 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,926 ft (587 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 88 |
• Estimate (2024) | 126 |
| • Density | 395.7/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 |
| Website | mercernd.org |
Mercer is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 88 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 126 in 2024,
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.