What is the population of Pierce County?

The population of Pierce County, NE is 7,184.

Where is Pierce County located?

Pierce County, NE is located at latitude 42.2643700 and longitude -97.6012900. It is in United States.

What is the area of Pierce County?

The area of Pierce County, NE is 1490 km².

What is the elevation of Pierce County?

Pierce County, NE has an elevation of 505 meters (1657 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Pierce County in?

Pierce County, NE is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Pierce County changed?

The population of Pierce County, NE has decreased from 7,857 (2000) to 7,184 (2020), a change of -8.6%.

Pierce County, Nebraska

Pierce County: county in Nebraska, United States

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Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,266 and a population density of 5 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 7,184 inhabitants. Its county seat is Pierce. The county was created 170 years ago in 1855.

Pierce County locator map — Location of Pierce County on Nebraska map.

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Pierce County at a glance

Pierce County currently has 6 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Pierce

Population 1,734

Quick Facts about Pierce County

Population	7,184 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Nebraska (United States)
Different from	Pierce County, Pierce County, Pierce County, Pierce County
Area	1490 km²
Water as percent of area	0.2%
Land as percent of area	99.8%
Latitude & Longitude	42.2644,-97.6013
Named for	Franklin Pierce
Capital	Pierce
Establishment	January 01, 1856
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	16:18:26 (18th April 2026)
Density	5 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-1.14% (2010-2020)
Weather	28℉ Mostly Clear 7-days weather

Pierce County Courthouse 'Nebraska' from SW image

Geography

Pierce County is located at 42°15'52"N 97°36'5"W (42.2643700, -97.6012900). It has 6 neighbors: Antelope County, Cedar County, Knox County, Madison County, Stanton County and Wayne County.

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The largest city of Pierce County is Pierce with a population of 1,734. Other cities include, Plainview population 1,197, Osmond population 752, Hadar population 311 and Foster population 51. See all Pierce County cities & populated places.

Pierce County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Pierce County.

City Name	Population	Title
Pierce	1,734	City in Nebraska
Plainview	1,197	City in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States
Osmond	752	City in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States
Hadar	311	Human settlement in Pierce County, Nebraska, United States of America
Foster	51	Village in Nebraska, USA
McLean	36	Town in Nebraska, United States

Weather

28°F

Mostly Clear

12 mph WNW Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West northwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

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Pierce County has 6 neighbours.

Antelope County county in Nebraska, United States
Cedar County county in Nebraska, United States
Knox County county in Nebraska, United States
Madison County county in Nebraska, United States
Stanton County county in Nebraska, United States
Wayne County county in Nebraska, United States

Pierce

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Pierce County decreased by 1.14% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2000	7,857	-	census
2010	7,266	-8.13%	census
2011	7,194	-1%	estimation process
2012	7,187	-0.1%	estimation process
2013	7,180	-0.1%	estimation process
2014	7,204	0.33%	estimation process
2015	7,190	-0.19%	estimation process
2016	7,144	-0.64%	estimation process
2017	7,093	-0.72%	estimation process
2018	7,145	0.73%	estimation process
2019	7,148	0.04%	estimation process
2020	7,184	0.5%	estimation process

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Pierce County, Washington county in the state of Washington, United States with a population of 913,890 people.
Pierce County, Wisconsin county in Wisconsin, United States with a population of 42,700 people.
Pierce County, Georgia county in Georgia, United States with a population of 19,522 people.
Pierce County, North Dakota county in North Dakota, United States with a population of 3,928 people.

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Douglas County	574,332	County in Oregon, United States
Omaha	478,393	The largest city in Nebraska and the center of the Omaha metropolitan area.
Lancaster County	320,650	County in Nebraska, United States
Lincoln	290,505	The capital of Nebraska and the center of the Lincoln metropolitan area.
Sarpy County	188,856	County in Nebraska, United States
Hall County	61,028	County in Nebraska, United States
Bellevue	53,270	The most populous city in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
Grand Island	51,004	The most populous city in Hall County, Nebraska.
Buffalo County	50,114	County in Wisconsin, United States
Dodge County	36,222	County in Nebraska, United States
Scotts Bluff County	35,299	County in Nebraska, United States
Madison County	34,813	County in Nebraska, United States
Lincoln County	34,347	County in Nebraska, United States
Kearney	34,235	City in and county seat of Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States
Platte County	33,364	County in Nebraska, United States
Adams County	31,321	County in Nebraska, United States