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.
What the records show
- 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
- Form: Town board (chair + 4 supervisors) via townofmercer.com
- Chair: Mike Lambert via townofmercer.com
- Supervisors: Kevin Towne, Rick Boes, Scot Lundquist, Roxanne Lutgen via townofmercer.com
- Clerk: Debbie Hohner via townofmercer.com
Local government
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