Pierce County, Georgia

Pierce County, Georgia
Pierce County Courthouse in Blackshear
Location in the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location in the U.S.
Founded	December 18, 1857
Named for	Franklin Pierce
Seat	Blackshear
Largest city	Blackshear
Area
• Total	343 sq mi (888 km2)
• Land	316 sq mi (818 km2)
• Water	27 sq mi (70 km2), 7.8%
Population
• (2010)	18,758
• Density	59/sq mi (23/km²)
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	pc.pcgeorgia.com

Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,758. The county seat is Blackshear.

Pierce County is part of the Waycross, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Pierce County is named for Franklin Pierce, fourteenth President of the United States. It was created December 18, 1857, from Appling and Ware counties.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 343 square miles (890 km²), of which 316 square miles (820 km²) is land and 27 square miles (70 km²) (7.8%) is water.

The northeastern third of Pierce County, bordered by a line from just west of Mershon to just south of Bristol, then south to just north of Blackshear, and then heading due east, is located in the Little Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys River-Satilla River basin. The southern two-thirds of the county is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla River basin.

As of the census of 2000, there were 15,636 people, 5,958 households, and 4,438 families residing in the county. The population density was 46 people per square mile (18/km²). There were 6,719 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 86.90% White, 10.91% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.97% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 2.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.