Pierce County, Georgia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Pierce County
U.S. county
Pierce County Courthouse in Blackshear
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	December 18, 1857; 167 years ago (1857)
Named for	Franklin Pierce
Seat	Blackshear
Largest city	Blackshear
Area
• Total	343 sq mi (890 km2)
• Land	316 sq mi (820 km2)
• Water	27 sq mi (70 km2)  7.8%%
Population
• Estimate  (2018)	19,389
• Density	59/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st

Pierce County is a county located in the southeastern part of 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.

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.

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.

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.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 84
• State Route 15
• State Route 32
• State Route 38
• State Route 121
• State Route 203

Adjacent counties

• Appling County - north
• Wayne County - northeast
• Brantley County - southeast
• Ware County - west
• Bacon County - northwest

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 18,758 people, 7,083 households, and 5,268 families living in the county. The population density was 59.3 inhabitants per square mile (22.9/km²). There were 7,986 housing units at an average density of 25.2 per square mile (9.7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 86.9% white, 8.9% black or African American, 0.4% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 2.1% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.7% of the population. Of the 7,083 households, 37.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.6% were non-families, and 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05. The median age was 38.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,062 and the median income for a family was $47,157. Males had a median income of $38,770 versus $26,510 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,283. About 13.6% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

2020 census

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

Communities

Cities

• Blackshear
• Offerman
• Patterson
• Waycross (a small part) Effective July 1, 2015, Waycross is no longer located nor allowed to be located in Pierce County, Georgia. Rep. Chad Nimmer introduced HB 523 during the 2015 Legislative Session without providing the required statutory notice to the City of Waycross. HB 523 de-annexed the portion of Waycross located in Pierce County and prevents the City of Waycross from coming back into Pierce County.

Unincorporated communities

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Pierce (Georgia) para niños