Mercer County, New Jersey
County in New Jersey
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| 2024 | Mercer County becomes the 2nd most Democratic county in New Jersey. |
| 2021 | Trenton Thunder baseball team transitioned from Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees to playing in the MLB Draft League following Minor League reorganization. |
| 2021 | Mercer County recorded a gross domestic product of $36.0 billion, representing a 6.7% increase from the previous year and ranking seventh in New Jersey. |
| 2020 | Census data revealed that 43.5% of the county's population holds a bachelor's degree or higher, one of the highest rates in the state. |
| 2020 | Population census reached 387,340 residents, marking the county's highest decennial count with a 5.7% increase from 2010. |
| November 2020 | Joe Biden won Mercer County with a 40.0% margin, the widest margin for a presidential candidate in the county since 1964. |
| March 2018 | Section of I-95 west of the US 1 interchange in Lawrence was re-numbered as part of I-295, six months before a direct interchange with Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania opened. |
| 2016 | Freeholders were paid $29,763 annually, with the freeholder director receiving $31,763, and the county executive earning $164,090 per year. |
| December 2016 | Angelo J. Onofri was nominated by Governor Chris Christie and confirmed by the New Jersey Senate as the Mercer County Prosecutor. |
| 2015 | The county achieved a per capita personal income of $63,720, ranking 121st out of 3,113 counties in the United States and sixth-highest in New Jersey. |
| November 2014 | New Jersey Turnpike Authority completed widening the 'dual-dual' configuration to Interchange 6 in Mansfield Township, extending from its former end at Interchange 8A in Monroe Township. |
| 2013 | Trenton Titans minor league hockey team disbanded before the start of the 2013–14 season. |
| 2013 | Princeton Township and Borough of Princeton were dissolved as separate municipalities. |
| March 2011 | The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey donated a one-ton steel beam from the 9/11 attacks to Mercer County, which is now displayed at Mercer County Park. |
| 2010 | United States census counted 366,513 people in Mercer County, revealing a population breakdown with 61.39% White, 20.28% Black or African American, 8.94% Asian, and 15.09% Hispanic or Latino of any race. |
| 2010 | Population census showed an increase to 366,513 residents, representing a 4.5% growth from the 2000 census. |
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