Mercer, Missouri

About Mercer

Mercer is a tiny community in northwestern Missouri, home to 259 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Mercer is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.37 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 700 residents per square mile.

📰 Mercer News Today

• Iowa State Fair: Big Ram winner sets new record, Super Bull winner kcci.com · Aug 13
• How many people live in Mercer County, MO? USAFacts · Apr 6
• Obituary | Janice Colleen Mercer of SPRINGFIELD, Missouri Day Funeral Home : Marshfield, Missouri · Jun 30
• One dead, one seriously injured in Mercer County crash KQ2 · Mar 11
• Northern Missouri storms bring tornadoes, hail, and flooded highways KTTN · Jun 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mercer Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Mercer — but the Missouri one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mercer

• Lions Community Park reviews ★
• Mercer Park reviews ★
• Mercer Square reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Mercer

• MERCER HIGH
• NORTH MERCER ELEM.

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Mercer

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