Pierce County, North Dakota

Pierce County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 4,675. Its is.

The geographical center of is in Pierce County, about 6 miles (10 km) west of. Rugby has a monument for the center at the intersection of and.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,803 (1,082 ). 2,636 km² (1,018 sq mi) of it is land and 167 km² (64 sq mi) of it (5.95%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 4,675 people, 1,964 households, and 1,276 families residing in the county. The was 2/km² (5/sq mi). There were 2,269 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.50%, 0.11% or , 0.68% , 0.26% , 0.04% from , and 0.41% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,964 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.00% were non-families. 32.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.90% under the age of 18, 5.50% from 18 to 24, 23.90% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 24.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,524, and the median income for a family was $34,412. Males had a median income of $25,037 versus $16,946 for females. The for the county was $14,055. About 9.30% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 17.00% of those age 65 or over.

Cities
Note: all incorporated communities in North Dakota are called "cities" regardless of their size.