Merced, California
Merced is a city in Merced County, California, United States. As of 2020, 86,333 people lived there.  Merced is the county seat of Merced County in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Merced has the first research university built in the 21st century, University of California, Merced. UC Merced is the newest school in the University of California system.