Pierce County, Georgia

County in Georgia, United States

County in Georgia

Pierce County

County

Pierce County Courthouse in Blackshear

Location within the U.S. state of 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
Founded| December 18, 1857; 168 years ago (1857)
Named after| 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

(2020)

• Total

| 19,716

• Estimate

(2023)

| 20,425
• Density| 57/sq mi (22/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district| 1st
Website| piercecountyga.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

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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

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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

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

### Adjacent counties

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

## Communities

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### Cities

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* Blackshear
* Offerman
* Patterson

### Census-designated places

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* Bristol
* Mershon

### Unincorporated communities

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* Otter Creek
* Walkerville

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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|
|

1860| 1,973| | —
1870| 2,778| | 40.8%
1880| 4,538| | 63.4%
1890| 6,379| | 40.6%
1900| 8,100| | 27.0%
1910| 10,749| | 32.7%
1920| 11,934| | 11.0%
1930| 12,522| | 4.9%
1940| 11,800| | −5.8%
1950| 11,112| | −5.8%
1960| 9,678| | −12.9%
1970| 9,281| | −4.1%
1980| 11,897| | 28.2%
1990| 13,328| | 12.0%
2000| 15,636| | 17.3%
2010| 18,758| | 20.0%
2020| 19,716| | 5.1%
2023 (est.)| 20,425| [6]| 3.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1880[8] 1890-1910[9]
1920-1930[10] 1930-1940[11]
1940-1950[12] 1960-1980[13]
1980-2000[14] 2010[15]
Pierce County racial composition as of 2020[16] Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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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

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* The Blackshear Times (weekly newspaper)
* The Pierce County Press (weekly newspaper)
* Waycross Journal-Herald (daily newspaper)
* WKUB 105.1FM (Country radio)
* WWUF 97.7FM (Oldies radio)
* WSFN AM 1350 (Sports radio)
* WAYX AM 1230 (News Talk radio)

## Politics

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United States presidential election results for Pierce County, Georgia[17] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 8,655  | 88.41% | 1,089  | 11.12%  | 46  | 0.47%
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

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* State of Georgia portal

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County, Georgia
* List of counties in Georgia

## References

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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. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
7. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
8. ^ "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
9. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
10. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
11. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
12. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
13. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
14. ^ "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
15. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
16. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
17. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

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County seat: Blackshear

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Franklin Pierce

* 14th President of the United States (1853–1857)
* Senator from New Hampshire (1837–1842)
* U.S. Representative for NH at-large (1833–1837)

Life|

* Doughface
* 9th Infantry Regiment
* Battle of Contreras
* Battle of Churubusco
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* 1852 Democratic National Convention
* Old North Cemetery

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* Inauguration of Franklin Pierce
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* Young America movement
* Gadsden Purchase
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* Kansas–Nebraska Act
* Bleeding Kansas
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* 1856 Democratic National Convention

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* Pierceton, Indiana
* Pierce County, Washington
* Pierce County, Georgia
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* Jane Pierce (wife)
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* ← Millard Fillmore
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