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by Greg Jordan for the Princeton Times May 7, 2021 file photo PRINCETON â A combination of COVID-19, a desire to leave big cities, a desire to retire and a greater desire to work from home have fueled a greater desire for homes in Mercer County and other parts of southern West Virginia. West Virginians learned Monday from the 2020 U.S. Census that a 3.2 percent decrease in population would cost state a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Losing citizens brought about this statistic, but people seeking a new home were moving in at the same time. Mercer County is among the areas seeing new residents.