Mercer County, North Dakota

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Mercer County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,350.<ref name="2020 Census (City)">Template:Cite web</ref> and was estimated to be 8,348 in 2024.<ref name="QF"/> The county seat is Stanton and the largest city is Beulah.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

The Dakota Territory legislature enacted a January 8, 1873 law to create a county named Mercer, whose boundaries would be identical to Pratt (a now-extinct county). This county did not come into existence, as the 1873 act was nullified on January 14, 1875, by the legislature. On that date the legislature created another Mercer County, from previously unorganized territory. The county was named for William Henry Harrison Mercer,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (1844–1901), a rancher who settled north of Bismarck in 1869. The unorganized county was not attached to another county for judicial or administrative purposes; this condition continued until November 6, 1883, when the county government was organized.

The county boundaries were altered in 1879, 1881, 1885, 1892, and 1901. Its boundaries have remained unchanged since 1901.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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Outline map of Mercer County, North Dakota, 1918

Geography

The northern boundary of Mercer County is delineated by Lake Sakakawea, created in 1956 on the Missouri River. The county's eastern boundary is delineated by the river as it flows southeastward from the dam that created the lake. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name="MCND">Template:Cite web</ref> The terrain slopes to the north and east; its highest point is near the midpoint of its southern boundary, at Template:Convert ASL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (6.28%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the 35th largest county in North Dakota by total area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The southwestern corner counties of North Dakota (Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, Slope, Stark) observe Mountain Time. The counties of McKenzie, Dunn, and Sioux counties are split, with their northern portions observing Central Time and the southern portions observing Mountain Time.

Prior to <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> November 7, 2010, the western portion of Mercer County was in Mountain Time. But it was all moved into the Central Time on that date.

Major highways

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Lake

Demographics

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As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in Mercer County was $207,885.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there are 3,594 estimated households in Mercer County with an average of 2.27 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $79,405. Approximately 8.1% of the county's population lives at or below the poverty line. Mercer County has an estimated 55.5% employment rate, with 22.6% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 90.4% holding a high school diploma.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref>

The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (93.7%), Spanish (1.1%), Indo-European (3.9%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.5%), and Other (0.9%).

The median age in the county was 42.8 years.

Mercer County, North Dakota – racial and ethnic composition
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Race / ethnicity (NH = non-Hispanic) Pop. 1980<ref name=1980CensusScope>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop. 1990<ref name="Census 1990">Template:Cite web</ref> Pop. 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>
White alone (NH) 9,090
(96.66%)		 9,493
(96.79%)		 8,280
(95.79%)		 7,996
(94.92%)		 7,571
(90.67%)
Black or African American alone (NH) 10
(0.11%)		 12
(0.12%)		 4
(0.05%)		 16
(0.19%)		 42
(0.50%)
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 207
(2.20%)		 224
(2.28%)		 172
(1.99%)		 174
(2.07%)		 193
(2.31%)
Asian alone (NH) 19
(0.20%)		 36
(0.37%)		 22
(0.25%)		 27
(0.32%)		 43
(0.51%)
Pacific Islander alone (NH) — — 33
(0.38%)		 12
(0.14%)		 1
(0.01%)
Other race alone (NH) 33
(0.35%)		 1
(0.01%)		 4
(0.05%)		 0
(0.00%)		 18
(0.22%)
Mixed race or multiracial (NH) — — 97
(1.12%)		 78
(0.93%)		 264
(3.16%)
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45
(0.48%)		 42
(0.43%)		 32
(0.37%)		 121
(1.44%)		 218
(2.61%)
Total 9,404
(100.00%)		 9,808
(100.00%)		 8,644
(100.00%)		 8,424
(100.00%)		 8,350
(100.00%)

2024 estimate

As of the 2024 estimate, there were 8,348 people and 3,594 households residing in the county. There were 4,685 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 93.4% White (91.5% NH White), 0.6% African American, 3.0% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, _% from some other races and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.8% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 8,350 people, 3,475 households, and 2,339 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,657 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 91.28% White, 0.50% African American, 2.40% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.90% from some other races and 4.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.61% of the population.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 8,424 people, 3,625 households, and 2,500 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,450 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 95.58% White, 0.20% African American, 2.33% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from some other races and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.44% of the population.

In terms of ancestry, 64.7% were German, 21.5% were Norwegian, 6.6% were Russian, 6.2% were Irish, and 2.2% were American.

There were 3,625 households, 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.0% were non-families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.76. The median age was 46.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $60,191 and the median income for a family was $71,075. Males had a median income of $63,321 versus $32,294 for females. The per capita income for the county was $30,616. About 4.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

Population by decade

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Communities

Cities

Politics

Mercer County voters have traditionally voted Republican. In no national election since 1936 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2024). Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot

Education

School districts include:<ref name="SchoolDistrict">Template:Cite map - Text list Text list</ref>

Elementary:

Stanton previously had a separate school district, but it merged with Center's in 2004.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Riverdale School District 89 had portions in Mercer County and in McLean County. The Associated Press described the district as "divided equally" between the counties. In 1993 members of the Riverdale School District school board voted to abolish their school district, with the Underwood and Hazen districts to obtain pieces of it.<ref name=NewlineAPdist>Template:Cite news</ref>

Zap formerly had its own school district. In 1994 the district voted to dissolve.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

See also

References

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