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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Mercer County is a county on the southeastern border of the U.S. state of West Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 59,664. Its county seat is Princeton. The county was originally established in the State of Virginia by act of its General Assembly on March 17, 1837, using lands taken from Giles and Tazewell counties.
Mercer County is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 2,233
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| 1850 | 4,222
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| 1860 | 6,819
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| 1870 | 7,064
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| 1880 | 7,467
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| 1890 | 16,002
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| 1900 | 23,023
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| 1910 | 38,371
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| 1920 | 49,558
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| 1930 | 61,323
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| 1940 | 68,289
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| 1950 | 75,013
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| 1960 | 68,206
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| 1970 | 63,206
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| 1980 | 73,942
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| 1990 | 64,980
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Research Tips
Text from Mercer County, Virginia Page
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Mercer County, Virginia was established in 1837, from portions of Giles and Tazewell Counties. It became part of West Virginia, when it achieved statehood in 1863.
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