Pierce County (Washington)

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Pierce County Courthouse (1895)
Pierce County Courthouse (1895)
administration
US state : Washington
Administrative headquarters : Tacoma
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County-City Building
930 Tacoma Avenue South
Tacoma, WA 98402
Foundation : December 22, 1852
Made up from: Thurston County
Area code : 001 253
Demographics
Residents : 795,225  (2010)
Population density : 182.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4679 km²
Water surface : 330 km²
map
Map of Pierce County within Washington
Website : www.co.pierce.wa.us
The Lake Tapps

The Pierce County is a county in the US state of Washington . At the 2010 census , the county had 795,225 people and a population density of 182.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is the port city of Tacoma .

Pierce County is part of the Seattle metropolitan area .

geography

The Comet Falls

Pierce County is located in west-central Washington between Puget Sound and the Cascade Range , the highest peak of which, Mount Rainier volcano , is in the east of the county.

Pierce County has a total area of ​​4,679 square kilometers, spread over 4,349 square kilometers of land and 330 square kilometers of water.

It borders on the following neighboring counties:

Kitsap County


Mason County 		                     King County
Thurston County Neighboring communities Yakima County
Lewis County

National protected areas

Pierce County each has a share of the following protected areas:

history

F. Pierce
The Mount Rainier
Paradise Inn , listed in the NRHP since 1987
Yakima Park Stockade Group , listed on the NRHP since 1987

The county was formed on December 22, 1852 from former parts of Thurston County. It was named after Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), the 14th President of the USA (1853-1857).

Historical objects

The following buildings are among the numerous historically significant objects:

Mount Rainier National Park

The historic Paradise Inn , a hotel built in 1916, is located in Mount Rainier National Park . The building was listed on May 28, 1987 on the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic Monument with the number 87001336. It was also registered as a National Historic Landmark .

Also in Mount Rainier National Park is the historic Yakima Park Stockade Group (also known as North and South Blockhouses, Museum, and Stockade at Sunrise ), a building complex built in 1930. It was listed on May 28, 1987 by the National Register of Historic Places as a historic monument with the number 87001337. It was also registered as a National Historic Landmark .

Tacoma

The historic Fireboat Station (also known as Fire Station No. 18 ) in Tacoma is located at 302 East 11th Street. It was incorporated by the NRHP in 1986 (NRHP 86000978).

In Tacoma , the historic stands Nisqually Power Substation (also known as Tacoma Substation & Storage House ), a 1911-built substation . The two buildings were added on April 25, 2001 by the NRHP as historical monuments with the number 01000429.

Others

In Steilacoom 1855 historic Catholic is Steilacoom Catholic Church . It was recorded as a memorial in 1974.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 1115 -
1870 1409 26.4%
1880 3319 135.6%
1890 50,940 1,434.8%
1900 55,515 9%
1910 120,812 117.6%
1920 144.127 19.3%
1930 163,842 13.7%
1940 182.081 11.1%
1950 275,876 51.5%
1960 321,590 16.6%
1970 411.027 27.8%
1980 485,643 18.2%
1990 586.203 20.7%
2000 700,820 19.6%
2010 795.225 13.5%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010
Steilacoom Catholic Church , listed in the NRHP since 1974

According to the 2010 census , Pierce County had 795,225 people in 291,323 households. The population density was 182.9 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 74.2 percent white, 6.8 percent African American, 1.4 percent Native American, 6.0 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 6.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 9.2 percent of the population.

Statistically, 2.56 people lived in each of the 291,323 households.

24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 64.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.0 percent were 65 years or older. 50.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 55,941  USD . The per capita income was $ 27,265. 12.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

cities and communes

Citys

Towns

Census-designated places (CDP)

Anderson Island School (1890)

other unincorporated communities

1partly in King County

particularities

Pierce County is Fort Lewis, the largest base of the United States Army on the west coast of the United States .

Web links

Commons : Pierce County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pierce County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ^ National Association of Counties.Retrieved December 7, 2011
  3. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places, No. 87001336.Retrieved December 7, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places, No. 87001337.Retrieved December 7, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places.Retrieved March 13, 2011
  6. ↑ a b c d NRIS
  7. ↑ National Historic Landmarks Program (Paradise Inn) ( Memento of the original from January 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / tps.cr.nps.gov
  8. ↑ National Historic Landmarks Program (Yakima Park Stockade Group) ( Memento of the original from January 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / tps.cr.nps.gov
  9. ^ HistoryLink.org- the Free Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History
  10. ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  11. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  12. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  13. ↑ United States Census 2010.Retrieved December 7, 2011
  14. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 74001972.Retrieved December 7, 2011
  15. ↑ US Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Pierce County ( Memento of the original from July 16, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 7, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  16. ^ Anderson Island School. In: Pierce County. National Register of Historic Places, Washington , accessed September 15, 2017 .

Coordinates: 47 ° 4 ′  N , 122 ° 8 ′  W