Pierce County | |
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_from_SW.JPG) Pierce County courthouse in Pierce | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′N 97°37′W / 42.27°N 97.61°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1859 |
| Named for | Franklin Pierce |
| Seat | Pierce |
| Largest city | Pierce |
| Area | |
| • Total | 575 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Land | 573 sq mi (1,480 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3 km2) 0.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,317 |
| • Density | 13/sq mi (4.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,317.[1] Its county seat is Pierce.[2] The county was formed in 1859, and was named for US President Franklin Pierce.[3][4]
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).
- ^ "Pierce County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder (1925). Nebraska Place-Names. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. p. 114. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ^ "Pierce County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 19, 2014.