Mercer County, North Dakota
| Mercer County, North Dakota | |
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Cities of Mercer, left-to-right, up-to-down; Beulah, Golden Valley, Hazen, Pick City, Stanton, and Zap
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Dakota |
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 North Dakota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | August 4, 1884 |
| Seat | Stanton |
| Largest city | Beulah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,112 sq mi (2,880 km2) |
| • Land | 1,043 sq mi (2,701 km2) |
| • Water | 70 sq mi (181 km2), 6.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 8,853 |
| • Density | 8.1/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,424. Its county seat is Stanton. The county was created by the 1874-1875 territorial legislature and was named for William Henry Harrison Mercer (1844–1901), an early rancher who settled north of Bismarck in 1869. The county government was first organized on August 4, 1884.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,112 square miles (2,880 km2), of which 1,043 square miles (2,700 km2) is land and 70 square miles (180 km2) (6.3%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,644 people, 3,346 households, and 2,445 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 4,402 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.04% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 2.00% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.38% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. 0.37% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 68.8% were of German and 8.2% Norwegian ancestry.
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