Mercer,

14 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mercer \Mer"cer\, n. [F. mercier, fr. L. merx, mercis, wares,
     merchandise. See {Merchant}.]
     Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now
     restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or
     woolens. [Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mercer
       n 1: a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
       2: British maker of printed calico cloth who invented
          mercerizing (1791-1866) [syn: {John Mercer}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Mercer, MO (town, FIPS 47486)
    Location: 40.51104 N, 93.52935 W
    Population (1990): 297 (183 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64661
  Mercer, ND (city, FIPS 52340)
    Location: 47.49097 N, 100.71021 W
    Population (1990): 104 (57 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58559
  Mercer, PA (borough, FIPS 48696)
    Location: 41.22628 N, 80.23663 W
    Population (1990): 2444 (1043 housing units)
    Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 16137
  Mercer, TN
    Zip code(s): 38392
  Mercer, WI
    Zip code(s): 54547

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Mercer -- U.S. County in Kentucky
     Population (2000):    20817
     Housing Units (2000): 9289
     Land area (2000):     250.915844 sq. miles (649.869025 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    2.196707 sq. miles (5.689445 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    253.112551 sq. miles (655.558470 sq. km)
     Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
     Location:             37.782987 N, 84.848614 W
     Headwords:
      Mercer
      Mercer, KY
      Mercer County
      Mercer County, KY
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Mercer -- U.S. County in Illinois
     Population (2000):    16957
     Housing Units (2000): 7109
     Land area (2000):     561.024464 sq. miles (1453.046630 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    7.859359 sq. miles (20.355646 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    568.883823 sq. miles (1473.402276 sq. km)
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             41.201226 N, 90.730320 W
     Headwords:
      Mercer
      Mercer, IL
      Mercer County
      Mercer County, IL
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Mercer -- U.S. County in Missouri
     Population (2000):    3757
     Housing Units (2000): 2125
     Land area (2000):     454.175881 sq. miles (1176.310082 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.001537 sq. miles (2.593970 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    455.177418 sq. miles (1178.904052 sq. km)
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             40.428383 N, 93.577593 W
     Headwords:
      Mercer
      Mercer, MO
      Mercer County
      Mercer County, MO
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Mercer -- U.S. County in Ohio
     Population (2000):    40924
     Housing Units (2000): 15875
     Land area (2000):     463.265405 sq. miles (1199.851841 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    10.028853 sq. miles (25.974609 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    473.294258 sq. miles (1225.826450 sq. km)
     Located within:       Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
     Location:             40.527317 N, 84.619566 W
     Headwords:
      Mercer
      Mercer, OH
      Mercer County
      Mercer County, OH
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Mercer -- U.S. County in New Jersey
     Population (2000):    350761
     Housing Units (2000): 133280
     Land area (2000):     225.929010 sq. miles (585.153425 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    2.906802 sq. miles (7.528582 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    228.835812 sq. miles (592.682007 sq. km)
     Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
     Location:             40.252908 N, 74.711654 W
     Headwords:
      Mercer
      Mercer, NJ
      Mercer County
      Mercer County, NJ
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Mercer -- U.S. County in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    8644
     Housing Units (2000): 4402
     Land area (2000):     1045.488660 sq. miles (2707.803083 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    66.934601 sq. miles (173.359813 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1112.423261 sq. miles (2881.162896 sq. km)
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             47.284699 N, 101.686375 W
     Headwords:
      Mercer
      Mercer, ND
      Mercer County
      Mercer County, ND
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Mercer -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    120293
     Housing Units (2000): 49859
     Land area (2000):     671.815970 sq. miles (1739.995300 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    10.757464 sq. miles (27.861703 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    682.573434 sq. miles (1767.857003 sq. km)
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             41.294427 N, 80.313128 W
     Headwords:
      Mercer
      Mercer, PA
      Mercer County
      Mercer County, PA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Mercer -- U.S. County in West Virginia
     Population (2000):    62980
     Housing Units (2000): 30143
     Land area (2000):     420.428274 sq. miles (1088.904184 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.257237 sq. miles (0.666240 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    420.685511 sq. miles (1089.570424 sq. km)
     Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
     Location:             37.347449 N, 81.155239 W
     Headwords:
      Mercer
      Mercer, WV
      Mercer County
      Mercer County, WV
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Mercer, MO -- U.S. town in Missouri
     Population (2000):    342
     Housing Units (2000): 193
     Land area (2000):     0.353933 sq. miles (0.916683 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.353933 sq. miles (0.916683 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            47486
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             40.511846 N, 93.529509 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     64661
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Mercer, MO
      Mercer
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Mercer, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
     Population (2000):    86
     Housing Units (2000): 56
     Land area (2000):     0.215993 sq. miles (0.559420 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.007651 sq. miles (0.019816 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.223644 sq. miles (0.579236 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            52340
     Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
     Location:             47.490594 N, 100.711254 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     58559
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Mercer, ND
      Mercer
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Mercer, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    2391
     Housing Units (2000): 1086
     Land area (2000):     1.238687 sq. miles (3.208185 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.004294 sq. miles (0.011121 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.242981 sq. miles (3.219306 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            48696
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             41.226347 N, 80.237436 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     16137
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Mercer, PA
      Mercer