Pierce County
County
Pierce County Courthouse in Blackshear
Pierce County Courthouse in Blackshear
Map of Georgia highlighting Pierce County
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Map of the United States highlighting Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 31°22′N 82°13′W / 31.36°N 82.22°W / 31.36; -82.22
Country United States
State Georgia
FoundedDecember 18, 1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Named forFranklin Pierce
SeatBlackshear
Largest cityBlackshear
Area
 • Total343 sq mi (890 km2)
 • Land316 sq mi (820 km2)
 • Water27 sq mi (70 km2)  7.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,716
 • Density62/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitepiercecountyga.gov

Pierce County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,716.[1] The county seat is Blackshear.[2]

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

History

Pierce County is named for Franklin Pierce, fourteenth president of the United States. It was created December 18, 1857 from Appling and Ware counties.[3]

Geography

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.[4]

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.[5]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18601,973—
18702,77840.8%
18804,53863.4%
18906,37940.6%
19008,10027.0%
191010,74932.7%
192011,93411.0%
193012,5224.9%
194011,800−5.8%
195011,112−5.8%
19609,678−12.9%
19709,281−4.1%
198011,89728.2%
199013,32812.0%
200015,63617.3%
201018,75820.0%
202019,7165.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1880[7] 1890-1910[8]
1920-1930[9] 1930-1940[10]
1940-1950[11] 1960-1980[12]
1980-2000[13] 2010[14]
Pierce County racial composition as of 2020[15]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 16,403 83.2%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 1,597 8.1%
Native American 41 0.21%
Asian 82 0.42%
Other/Mixed 595 3.02%
Hispanic or Latino 998 5.06%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,716 people, 7,048 households, and 5,319 families residing in the county.

Media

Politics

United States presidential election results for Pierce County, Georgia[16]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 7,898 87.29% 1,100 12.16% 50 0.55%
2016 6,302 86.20% 903 12.35% 106 1.45%
2012 5,667 82.67% 1,124 16.40% 64 0.93%
2008 5,500 80.92% 1,253 18.43% 44 0.65%
2004 4,680 78.99% 1,234 20.83% 11 0.19%
2000 3,348 71.52% 1,300 27.77% 33 0.70%
1996 2,319 56.73% 1,420 34.74% 349 8.54%
1992 1,899 42.46% 1,852 41.41% 721 16.12%
1988 1,947 55.49% 1,558 44.40% 4 0.11%
1984 1,978 56.86% 1,501 43.14% 0 0.00%
1980 1,027 34.41% 1,918 64.25% 40 1.34%
1976 544 17.15% 2,628 82.85% 0 0.00%
1972 1,982 88.05% 269 11.95% 0 0.00%
1968 579 17.93% 507 15.70% 2,144 66.38%
1964 1,981 66.86% 982 33.14% 0 0.00%
1960 544 27.30% 1,449 72.70% 0 0.00%
1956 298 14.44% 1,766 85.56% 0 0.00%
1952 592 23.73% 1,903 76.27% 0 0.00%
1948 108 7.13% 908 59.97% 498 32.89%
1944 165 13.37% 1,069 86.63% 0 0.00%
1940 84 8.16% 943 91.55% 3 0.29%
1936 45 2.91% 1,494 96.45% 10 0.65%
1932 29 2.57% 1,094 96.90% 6 0.53%
1928 285 35.27% 523 64.73% 0 0.00%
1924 83 16.57% 397 79.24% 21 4.19%
1920 122 23.06% 407 76.94% 0 0.00%
1916 85 14.19% 489 81.64% 25 4.17%
1912 63 10.96% 408 70.96% 104 18.09%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Pierce County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 176. ISBN 0-915430-00-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 17, 2003.
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  8. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
  9. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  10. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  11. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
  12. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  13. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  14. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
  15. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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