Pierce County, Wisconsin

Pierce County
Pierce County Courthouse
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Pierce County
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°43′N 92°25′W / 44.72°N 92.42°W / 44.72; -92.42
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1853
Named forFranklin Pierce[1]
SeatEllsworth
Largest cityRiver Falls
Area
 • Total
592 sq mi (1,530 km2)
 • Land574 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Water18 sq mi (50 km2)  3.1%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
42,212
 • Estimate 
(2023)
43,026 Increase
 • Density71/sq mi (28/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.co.pierce.wi.us

Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,212.[2] Its county seat is Ellsworth.[3] Pierce County is part of the MinneapolisSt. PaulBloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 163.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55093 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.