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North Dakota Counties
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North Dakota Counties
There are 53 counties in the state of North Dakota. |
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Mercer County, North Dakota
Mercer County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Stanton
Year Organized: 1875
Square Miles: 1,045 |
Court House: 1021 Arthur Street
County Courthouse
Stanton, ND 58571-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
named for William Henry Harrison Mercer (1884-1901), an early
rancher who settled north of Bismarck in 1869.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Created by the 1874-75 territorial
legislature and named for William Henry Harrison Mercer (1884-1901), an early
rancher who settled north of Bismarck in 1869. Government organized: August 4,
1884. County Seat: Stanton, 1884-present.
Neighboring Counties:
Cities and Towns:
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- Beulah |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Golden Valley |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hazen |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Pick City |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Stanton
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Zap |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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