Pierce County, Georgia

Pierce County is a located in the  of. As of, the is 15,636. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 17,119. The is.

History
Pierce County is named for, fourteenth. It was created, , from and  counties.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 891 (344 ). 889 km² (343 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.19%) is water.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:US 84.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 15.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 32.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 121.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Georgia 203.svg|23px]]

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - southeast
 * - west
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 15,636 people, 5,958 households, and 4,438 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (46/sq mi). There were 6,719 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 86.90%, 10.91% or , 0.26% , 0.18% , 0.05% , 0.97% from , and 0.73% from two or more races. 2.28% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,958 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,895, and the median income for a family was $35,903. Males had a median income of $28,331 versus $19,771 for females. The for the county was $14,230. About 14.40% of families and 18.40% of the population were below the, including 25.50% of those under age 18 and 22.40% of those age 65 or over.

Local Media Outlets

 * 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)
 * WWGA AM 1230 (News Talk Radio)