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Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 16,434.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17131.html )〕 Its county seat is Aledo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-06-07 )〕 Mercer County is included in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. ==History== Mercer County is named for Hugh Mercer (1726–1777), a physician and general during the American Revolution who died from wounds suffered at the Battle of Princeton. In May 1812, Congress passed an act which set aside lands in Arkansas, Michigan, and Illinois as payment to volunteer soldiers in the War of 1812. Mercer County was part of this "Military Tract." Seven years after Illinois became a state, Mercer County was founded. It was formed from unorganized territory near Pike County on January 13, 1825. Although the county had been created, its government was not organized for several years; for administration purposes it was attached first to Schuyler County (until 1826), then to Peoria (until 1831), and finally to Warren County. The organization of the county government was finally completed in 1835, after a large influx of settlers following the Black Hawk War.〔Mercer County Fact Sheet, Illinois State Archives. http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/mercer.html〕 File:Mercer_County_Illinois_1825.png|Mercer County at the time of its creation in 1825 File:Mercer County Illinois 1827.png|Mercer County in 1827, reduced to its present borders 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mercer County, Illinois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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