Pierce County, Wisconsin

Pierce County, Wisconsin
Location in the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
Founded	information needed
Seat	Ellsworth
Largest city	River Falls
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	592 sq mi (1,532 km²) 576 sq mi (1,493 km²) 15 sq mi (39 km²), 2.55%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	41,019 71/sq mi (27/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.pierce.wi.us

Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 41,019. Its county seat is Ellsworth.^[1] Pierce County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 592 square miles (1,530 km²), of which 576 square miles (1,490 km²) is land and 15 square miles (39 km²) (2.55%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• St. Croix County - north
• Dunn County - northeast
• Pepin County - southeast
• Goodhue County, Minnesota - south
• Dakota County, Minnesota - southwest, across the Mississippi River
• Washington County, Minnesota - west

National protected area

• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (part)

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Pierce County.

As of the census^[2] 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.

Cities, villages, and towns

• Bay City
• Clifton
• Diamond Bluff
• El Paso
• Ellsworth (town)
• Ellsworth
• Elmwood
• Gilman
• Hartland
• Isabelle
• Maiden Rock (town)
• Maiden Rock
• Martell
• Oak Grove
• Plum City
• Prescott
• River Falls (town)
• River Falls
• Rock Elm
• Salem
• Spring Lake
• Spring Valley
• Trenton
• Trimbelle
• Union

Unincorporated communities

• Beldenville
• Diamond Bluff
• El Paso
• Esdaile
• Exile
• Hager City
• Hatchville (partial)
• Lawton
• Lund
• Martell
• Moeville
• North Red Wing
• Oakridge
• Olivet
• Ono
• Ottman Corners
• Pucketville
• Rock Elm
• Salem
• Snows Corner
• Trenton
• Trimbelle
• Viking (partial)
• Warrentown
• Waverly

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Wisconsin

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Pierce County

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

v t e Municipalities and communities of Pierce County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Ellsworth Cities Prescott River Falls‡ Villages Bay City Ellsworth Elmwood Maiden Rock Plum City Spring Valley‡ Towns Clifton Diamond Bluff El Paso Ellsworth Gilman Hartland Isabelle Maiden Rock Martell Oak Grove River Falls Rock Elm Salem Spring Lake Trenton Trimbelle Union CDPs Diamond Bluff Hager City Unincorporated communities Beldenville El Paso Esdaile Exile Hatchville‡ Lawton Lund‡ Martell Moeville Morton Corner North Red Wing Oakridge Olivet Ono Ottman Corners Pucketville Rock Elm Salem Snows Corner Trenton Trimbelle Viking‡ Warrentown Waverly Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Coordinates: 44°43′N 92°25′W / 44.72°N 92.42°W / 44.72; -92.42