Mercer County, North Dakota
20 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,337
- Median household income
- $80,946
- ±6,419
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 94 of 3,715 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.6%
- 3,219 of 3,594 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Mercer | 8,323 (2021) | Po Box 39, Stanton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Beulah | 3,038 (2021) | Po Box 910, Beulah | — |
| City of Golden Valley | 189 (2021) | Po Box 98, Golden Valley | — |
| City of Hazen | 2,273 (2021) | Po Box 717, Hazen | — |
| City of Pick City | 126 (2021) | 18 1st Ln Se, Pick City | Website |
| City of Stanton | 365 (2021) | Po Box 156, Stanton | — |
| City of Zap | 223 (2021) | Po Box 97, Zap | — |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Regional Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 507, Hazen | Website |
| Fort Clark Irrigation District | Irrigation | 3740 11th St Sw, Stanton | — |
| Beulah Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 713, Beulah | — |
| Golden Valley Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 54, Golden Valley | — |
| Hazen Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 4355 2nd St Nw, Hazen | — |
| Pick City Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 18 1st Ln Se, Pick City | — |
| Stanton Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 4743 13th St Sw, Hazen | — |
| Zap Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 185, Zap | — |
| Beulah Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 968, Beulah | — |
| Hazen Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 717, Hazen | Website |
| Stanton Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 156, Stanton | — |
| Zap Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 97, Zap | — |
| Mercer Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1400 Highway 49 N, Beulah | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BEULAH 27
School district3 schools
204 5th St NW, Beulah, ND, 58523
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HAZEN 3
School district3 schools
520 1st Ave NE, Hazen, ND, 58545
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Lewis & Clark Farmers' Market (Washburn)
Mandan Farmers Market (300 block Main St Mandan)
Roughrider Homegrowers Farmers' Market (Dickinson)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.