Mercer County, Ohio
34 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 42,484
- Median household income
- $76,782
- ±4,484
- Unemployed
- 1.6%
- 353 of 22,054 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 91.5%
- 15,012 of 16,408 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 | 42,309 (2021) | 101 N Main St, Celina | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Celina | 10,898 (2021) | 225 N Main St, Celina | Website |
| Village of Burkettsville | 269 (2021) | Po Box 53, Burkettsville | — |
| Village of Chickasaw | 357 (2021) | Po Box 14, Chickasaw | — |
| Village of Coldwater | 4,721 (2021) | 610 W Sycamore St, Coldwater | Website |
| Village of Fort Recovery | 1,487 (2021) | Po Box 340, Fort Recovery | Website |
| Village of Mendon | 622 (2021) | Po Box 167, Mendon | Website |
| Village of Montezuma | 153 (2021) | Po Box 84, Montezuma | — |
| Village of Rockford | 1,030 (2021) | Po Box 282, Rockford | Website |
| Village of St Henry | 2,601 (2021) | Po Box 410, Saint Henry | — |
Townships 14
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Black Creek | 623 (2021) | 1515 Manley, Rockford | — |
| Township of Butler | 6,611 (2021) | Po Box 21, Coldwater | — |
| Township of Center | 1,088 (2021) | 9717 Stose Rd, Celina | — |
| Township of Dublin | 2,047 (2021) | 3167 Us Route 33, Rockford | — |
| Township of Franklin | 2,511 (2021) | Po Box 90, Montezuma | Website |
| Township of Gibson | 2,106 (2021) | 754 Union City Rd, Fort Recovery | — |
| Township of Granville | 4,227 (2021) | 640 Cooper Ave, Saint Henry | — |
| Township of Hopewell | 993 (2021) | 7801 Fleetfoot Rd, Celina | — |
| Township of Jefferson | 13,752 (2021) | Po Box 259, Celina | — |
| Township of Liberty | 910 (2021) | 1918 Oregon Rd, Celina | — |
| Township of Marion | 3,312 (2021) | Po Box 56, Maria Stein | — |
| Township of Recovery | 1,500 (2021) | Po Box 597, Fort Recovery | — |
| Township of Union | 1,349 (2021) | Po Box 37, Mendon | — |
| Township of Washington | 1,219 (2021) | 402 Pine Rd, Fort Recovery | — |
Special districts 10
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakefield Airport Authority | Air transportation | 6177 State Route 219, Celina | Website |
| Mercer County Emergency Ambulance Service | Health | 321 Riley St, Celina | — |
| Southern Mercer County Joint Ambulance District | Health | 436 Western Avenue, ST. Henry | — |
| Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital District | Hospitals | 800 W Main St, Coldwater | Website |
| Coldwater Public Library | Libraries | 305 W Main St, Coldwater | — |
| Mercer County District Public Library | Libraries | 303 N Main St, Celina | Website |
| South Central Mercer Fire District | Local fire protection | 552 E Main St, Saint Henry | — |
| Southwest Mercer Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 528, Fort Recovery | — |
| Midwest Employee Benefit Consortium | Other single function districts | 220 W Livingston St, Celina | — |
| Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 220 W Livingston St, Celina | Website |
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
Celina City
School district6 schools
585 E Livingston St, Celina, OH, 45822
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Coldwater Exempted Village
School district3 schools
310 N 2nd St, Coldwater, OH, 45828
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Fort Recovery Local
School district3 schools
400 E Butler St, Fort Recovery, OH, 45846
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Marion Local
School district2 schools
7956 State Route 119, Maria Stein, OH, 45860
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Parkway Local
School district3 schools
400 Buckeye St, Rockford, OH, 45882
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
St Henry Consolidated Local
School district3 schools
391 E Columbus St, Saint Henry, OH, 45883
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
Arts Place Farmers' Market (131 E. Walnut St. Portland) · Dunkirk Farmers Market (132 W. Railroad St. Dunkirk)
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.