Pierce County, Wisconsin

administration
Pierce County Courthouse, listed on the NRHP since 1982
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Ellsworth
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 414 West Main Street Ellsworth, WI 54011-0119
Foundation :	1853
Made up from:	St. Croix County
Area code :	001
Demographics
Residents :	41,019 (2010)
Population density :	27.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1532 km²
Water surface :	39 km²
map

Website : www.co.pierce.wi.us

The Pierce County is a county in western US -amerikanischen state of Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 41,019 residents and a population density of 27.5 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Ellsworth , named after Elmer E. Ellsworth , a colonel during the American Civil War .

Pierce County is part of the Minneapolis - Saint Paul metropolitan area .

geography

The county is located in the far west of Wisconsin, bordering Minnesota , separated by the St. Croix River and the Mississippi , which are the natural border. It has an area of 1532 square kilometers, of which 39 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Pierce County:

	St. Croix County	Dunn County
Washington County, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota	Goodhue County, Minnesota	Pepin County

history

Franklin Pierce

Pierce County was formed in 1853 from parts of St. Croix County. It was named after Franklin Pierce , the 14th President of the USA.

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	4672	-
1870	9958	113.1%
1880	17,744	78.2%
1890	20,385	14.9%
1900	23,943	17.5%
1910	22,079	-7.8%
1920	21,663	-1.9%
1930	21,043	-2.9%
1940	21,471	2%
1950	21,448	-0.1%
1960	22,503	4.9%
1970	26,652	18.4%
1980	31,149	16.9%
1990	32,765	5.2%
2000	36,804	12.3%
2010	41,019	11.5%
before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Pierce County had 41,019 people in 14,817 households. The population density was 27.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.54 people lived in the 14,817 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.6 percent white, 0.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 67.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 10.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 60,181 USD . The per capita income was $ 26,313. 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Pierce County localities

Citys

Prescott
River Falls ¹

Villages

Census-designated places (CDP)

Other Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partly in St. Croix County

2 - partly in Dunn and in St. Croix County

3 - partly in Pepin County}

structure

Pierce County is divided into 17 towns in addition to the eight independent parishes (cities, villages) :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Clifton	2012	55-15575
Town of Diamond Bluff	469	55-20150
Town of Ellsworth	1146	55-23550
Town of El Paso	681	55-23775
Town of Gilman	959	55-29150
Town of Hartland	827	55-33050

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Isabelle	281	55-37350
Town of Maiden Rock	589	55-48200
Town of Martell	1185	55-49775
Town of Oak Grove	2150	55-59025
Town of River Falls	2271	55-68300
Town of Rock Elm	485	55-68775