Great Valley Center : Resources : Counties : Merced

Merced County is located in California's San Joaquin Valley. It takes its name from the river named "El Río de Nuestra Señora de la Merced" (River of Our Lady of Mercy) by Spanish Army Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga during an expedition in 1806.

Merced County has six incorporated cities, with the City of Merced as its county seat:

STATISTICAL DATA

California Economic Development Department: Merced County Economic Data
US Census Bureau: Merced County Census Summary
California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit: Interactive Data Map
DataPlace Mapping Tool: Merced County - DataPlace Summary

How GVC has worked in Merced County:

>	26 LEGACI Grants awarded for a total of $258,012
>	3 IDEAL Alumni and 1 current Fellow
>	1 Great Valley Fellow and 4 Alumni
>	6 GVLI Leaders
>	2 CATAPULT Youth and 5 Alumni
>	14 CAPs Capacity Building training sessions
>	2,317 CVDN user sessions
>	Agricultural Transactions Program 4 funded easements with a value of $319,858 - Furey, Cole, Cochrane, Flora 5 outreach meetings as of December 17, 2004.

	University of California, Merced
	Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System
	The County of Merced
	Merced County Asssociation of Governments
	Merced County Economic Development Commission
	Merced Sun-Star
	Los Banos Enterprise