Pierce County (Wisconsin)

The Pierce County is a county in the west of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010, the County had 41 019 inhabitants and a population density of 27.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Ellsworth, named for Elmer E. Ellsworth, a Colonel ( Oberst ) during the American Civil War.

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

Geography

The County is located in the extreme west of Wisconsin, adjacent to Minnesota, separated by the St. Croix River and the Mississippi River, which are the natural border. It has an area of 1532 square kilometers, of which 39 square kilometers are water surface. At the Pierce County border Nachbarcountys following:

History

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

Demographic data

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

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 were 1.5 percent of the population are 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. The per capita income was $ 26,313. 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Pierce County

Citys

• Prescott
• River Falls1

Villages

• Bay City
• Ellsworth
• Elmwood

• Maiden Rock
• Plum City
• Spring Valley1

Census-designated places (CDP )

• Diamond Bluff
• Hager City

Other Unincorporated communities

• Beldenville
• El Paso
• Esdaile
• Exile
• Hatchville2
• Lost Creek

• Lawton
• Lund
• Martell
• Moeville
• North Red Wing
• Oakridge

• Olivet
• Ono
• Ottman Corners
• Pucketville
• Rock Elm
• Salem

• Snows Corner
• Trenton
• Trimbelle
• Viking1
• Warren Town
• Waverly

Structure

The Pierce County is next to 8 independent municipalities ( urbanization, Villages ) divided into 17 Towns:

The independent communities of Ellsworth, Maiden Rock and River Falls are not identical to the respective Towns same name.