Pierce County
Also known as Pierce County, Georgia, Pierce County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 18, 1857 ; 169 years ago ( 1857 )
- Named after
- Franklin Pierce
- Seat
- Blackshear
- Largest city
- Blackshear
- Total
- 343 sq mi (890 km )
- Land
- 316 sq mi (820 km )
- Water
- 27 sq mi (70 km ) 7.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,764
- Density
- 62.4/sq mi (24.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
Article
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. The county seat is Blackshear. Pierce County is part of the Waycross, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History