Pierce County, Georgia
Pierce County is part of the Waycross, Georgia 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 km), of which 316 square miles (820 km) is land and 27 square miles (70 km) (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
Adjacent counties
- Appling County - north
- Wayne County - northeast
- Brantley County - southeast
- Ware County - west
- Bacon County - northwest
Communities
Cities
Unincorporated communities
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3.6% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 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% |
