Founded 1853 Largest city River Falls Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5 Area 1,533 km² County seat Ellsworth | Named for Franklin Pierce Congressional district 3rd Website www.co.pierce.wi.us Population 40,976 (2013) | |
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Rivers St. Croix River, Big River, Plum Creek, Cady Creek University University of Wisconsin–River Falls Destinations River Falls, Lake Pepin, Ellsworth, Spring Valley, Maiden Rock Points of interest Kinnickinnic State Park, Lake Pepin, Crystal Cave, Rush River Delta State Natural A, Belle Vinez | ||
Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,019. Its county seat is Ellsworth.
Contents
- Map of Pierce County WI USA
- Geography
- Adjacent counties
- National protected area
- Demographics
- Cities
- Villages
- Census designated places
- Ghost town
- References
Map of Pierce County, WI, USA
Pierce County is part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 592 square miles (1,530 km2), of which 574 square miles (1,490 km2) is land and 18 square miles (47 km2) (3.1%) is water.
Adjacent counties
National protected area
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 36,804 people, 13,015 households, and 9,032 families residing in the county. The population density was 64 people per square mile (25/km²). There were 13,493 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile (9/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.01% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.0% were of German, 16.2% Norwegian, 7.1% Swedish and 7.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 13,015 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were married couples living together, 7.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% were non-families. 21.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.10.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 17.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.20 males.