Pierce County, Nebraska
| Pierce County, Nebraska | |
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Pierce County courthouse in Pierce
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1859 |
| Named for | Franklin Pierce |
| Seat | Pierce |
| Largest city | Pierce |
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| • Total | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) |
| • Land | 573 sq mi (1,484 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3 km2), 0.2% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 7,266 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (5/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,266. Its county seat is Pierce. The county was formed in 1859 and named after President Franklin Pierce.
Pierce County is part of the Norfolk, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Pierce County is represented by the prefix 40 (it had the 40th-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 575 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 573 square miles (1,480 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2) (0.2%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,857 people, 2,979 households, and 2,141 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 3,247 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.65% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. 0.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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