Pierce County, Wisconsin
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| Pierce County, Wisconsin | |
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 Location in the state of Wisconsin |
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 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | information needed |
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| 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 - (2000) - Density |
36,804 64/sq mi (25/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 2000, the population was 36,804, and is estimated at nearly 39,000 in the 2005 census estimates. Its county seat is Ellsworth[1]. Pierce County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 592 square miles (1,532 km²), of which, 576 square miles (1,493 km²) of it is land and 15 square miles (39 km²) of it (2.55%) is water.
[edit] 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
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 23,943 |
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| 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% | |
| WI Counties 1900-1990 | |||
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.
[edit] Cities 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
[edit] Unincorporated communities
[edit] References
- ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
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