Pierce County, Wisconsin
| Pierce County, Wisconsin | |
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Pierce County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Wisconsin |
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 Wisconsin's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1853 |
| Named for | Franklin Pierce |
| Seat | Ellsworth |
| Largest city | River Falls |
| Area | |
| • Total | 592 sq mi (1,533 km2) |
| • Land | 574 sq mi (1,487 km2) |
| • Water | 18 sq mi (47 km2), 3.1% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 41,019 |
| • Density | 71/sq mi (27/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,019. Its county seat is Ellsworth.
Pierce County is part of the Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 592 square miles (1,530 km2), of which 574 square miles (1,490 km2) is land and 18 square miles (47 km2) (3.1%) is water.
As of the census 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.
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