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Merced County (pronounced "Mer-SED"), is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north
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of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. As of 2000 the population was 210,554. The county seat is Merced. The county is named after the Merced River. Market Merced County was formed in 1855 from
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parts of Mariposa County. Parts of its territory were given to Fresno County in 1856.
The county derives its name from the Merced River, or El Río de Nuestra Señora de la Merced (River of Our Lady of Mercy); named in 1806 by an expedition, headed by Gabriel Moraga, which came upon it at the end of a hot dusty ride.
As of the census² of 2000,
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there were 210,554 people, 63,815 households, and 49,775 families residing in the county. The population density was 42/km² (109/mi²). There were 68,373 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 56.21% White, 3.83% Black or African American, 1.19% Native American, 6.80% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 26.13% from other races, and 5.65% from two or more races. 45.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 63,815 households out of which 45.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 14.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.00% were non-families. 17.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.69.