The Greater Northwoods

Town in Iron County

Town of Mercer

Population
1,649
County
Iron County
Location
46.152, -90.132

Mercer is an unincorporated civil town in southern Iron County, Wisconsin, strung along U.S. Highway 51 and branded the Loon Capital of the World for its dense population of nesting common loons. It is a small, tourism-driven Northwoods community that serves as a gateway to the Turtle-Flambeau Flowage and is surrounded by more than 200 inland lakes. The 2020 census counted 1,649 residents, a number that swells seasonally with vacationers and second-home owners. Governance is by a five-member town board (a chairman plus four supervisors) with a town clerk and treasurer, and local children attend the single PK-12 Mercer School District.

The record

202 records name Town of Mercer

  • 177 government
  • 25 news

Showing the 40 most recent of 202. Every one is held, cited, and searchable in the archive.

What the records show

19 of 35 independently verified

Authoritative data

  • Population: 1649 (2020 census), 1676 (latest official estimate) via doa.wi.gov
  • Area: 168.459 sq mi land, 16.381 sq mi water, at 46.151691, -90.132023 via www2.census.gov
  • Iron County holds 493 named lakes and flowages via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com
  • Named lakes nearest this town: Davis Lake, Fierek Lake, Lost Lake, One Man Lake, Feely Lake, July Lake, Crystal Lake, Lake of the Falls 139, Lipp Lake, June Lake, Pike Lake, Krupka Lake, Voss Lake, Weber Lake and 67 more via prd-tnm.s3.amazonaws.com

Population and demographics

  • 2020 census: 1649 unverified via data.census.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Acs estimate: 1485 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Median income: 63281 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Median age: 63.4 unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Seasonal swing: seasonal tourism swing (not quantified) unverified via co.iron.wi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Government and civic

Economy and employers

  • Industry: Tourism / recreation-driven economy unverified via co.iron.wi.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Employer clinic: Marshfield Clinic Mercer Center (5110 US-51) unverified via healthgrades.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Employer school: Mercer School District (public employer) unverified via mercer.k12.wi.us We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

  • Chamber: Mercer Area Chamber of Commerce unverified via mercercc.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Media

  • Iron county miner: Iron County Miner (ironcountyminer.com) via ironcountyminer.com
  • Regional: WJFW Newswatch 12; The Lakeland Times unverified via ironcountyminer.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Recreation and natural assets

Events and seasonal rhythm

Infrastructure and access

  • Broadband: unknown unverified via townofmercer.com We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Local government

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