Pierz
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| Location in Minnesota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1869 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Minnesota |
| County : | Morrison County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 59 ′ N , 94 ° 6 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,393 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 398 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.5 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 358 m |
| Postal code : | 56364 |
| Area code : | +1 320 |
| FIPS : | 27-50776 |
| GNIS ID : | 649394 |
| Website : | www.pierzmn.org |
| Mayor : | Toby Egan |
 The St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Pierz, since 1985 NRHP listed |
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Pierz is a small town (with the status " City ") in Morrison County in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 Pierz had 1,393 inhabitants.
geography
Pierz is not far from the geographical center of Minnesota at 45 ° 58'54 "north latitude and 94 ° 06'17" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 3.5 km².
Neighboring towns of Pierz are Lastrup (9.9 km northeast), Hillman (20.1 km east), Genola (on the southern city limits), Buckman (10.5 km south) and Little Falls (21.4 km west).
The nearest major cities are Minneapolis (154 km southeast), Minnesota's capital Saint Paul (176 km in the same direction), Duluth on Lake Superior (226 km northeast), Sioux Falls in South Dakota (407 km southwest), Fargo in North Dakota (258 km northwest) and Eau Claire , Wisconsin (306 km southeast).
traffic
The Minnesota State Highway 27 and 27 run on a section of track shared in north-south direction as the main road through Pierz. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
The Little Falls / Morrison County Airport is 23.8 km to the west, a small airfield. The nearest international airport is Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (177 km southeast).
history
The story of Pierz began in 1869 when the Pierz Township , which still exists today , was established. The township was named after the Slovenian Catholic priest Francis Xavier Pierz . In 1892 the present town, which previously was as Rich Prairie was known in Pierz renamed and as a separate municipality incorporated .
Around the Catholic St. Joseph's Church , which was built in 1888 and still characterizes the cityscape today, Catholic German immigrants increasingly settled. About 80 percent of today's residents are of German descent.
The fertile soil of the area became the basis for the city's economic development. Numerous farms based on agriculture settled next to the timber industry, retailers and craft businesses.
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1900 | 358 | - | |
| 1910 | 545 | 52.2% | |
| 1920 | 624 | 14.5% | |
| 1930 | 634 | 1.6% | |
| 1940 | 714 | 12.6% | |
| 1950 | 856 | 19.9% | |
| 1960 | 816 | -4.7% | |
| 1970 | 893 | 9.4% | |
| 1980 | 1018 | 14% | |
| 1990 | 1014 | -0.4% | |
| 2000 | 1277 | 25.9% | |
| 2010 | 1393 | 9.1% | |
| 1900-2000 2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Pierz had 1,393 people in 585 households. The population density was 398 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.23 people lived in each of the 585 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 0.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.6 percent of the population.
24.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 48.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 27.3 percent were 65 years or older. 58.7 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 31,964 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,067. 14.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- John Stumpf (* 1953) - has headed Wells Fargo since 2010 - born in Pierz
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 85001998.Retrieved May 26, 2013
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 26, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 27, 2013
- ^ History of Pierz.Retrieved May 27, 2013
- ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 27, 2013