Mercer is located at 41°13′35″N 80°14′15″W / 41.22639°N 80.23750°W (41.226347, … See more

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,391 people, 1,020 households, and 609 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,930.3 people per square mile (745.3 people/km ). There were 1,086 housing uni… See more

The United States post office in Mercer contains a mural, Clearing the Land, painted in 1940 by Lorin Thompson. Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the United States through the Section of Painting an… See more

Children in Mercer are served by the public Mercer Area School District. The current schools serving the borough include:
• Mercer Area Elementary School – grades K-6
• Mercer Area Middle-High School – grades 7-12… See more

• John Bingham, drafter of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and longest serving U.S. Ambassador to Japan
• Leech Maskrey, Major League Baseball outfielder for the Louisville E… See more