Pierz is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,418 at the 2020 census.

History

Pierz was named for Father Francis Xavier Pierz (), a Slovenian Roman Catholic priest who came to Minnesota in the early 1850s as a missionary to the native Ojibwe people. The town was incorporated on January 12, 1892, under the name "Rich Prairie", but on August 15, 1894, the residents voted to change the name to Pierz in F. X. Pierz's honor.

Geography

Pierz is in eastern Morrison County. It is bordered to the south, east, and west by Pierz Township, also to the south by the city of Genola, and to the north by Buh Township. Minnesota State Highways 25 and 27 are the main routes in the city. MN 25 leads north to Brainerd and south to Foley, while MN 27 leads west to Little Falls, the Morrison county seat, and east-northeast to Onamia. Highways 25 and 27 leave Pierz together to the north, splitting north of town.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city of Pierz has an area of , all of it recorded as land. of 2010, there were 1,393 people, 585 households, and 339 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 605 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 585 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.2% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.1% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.94.

The median age in the city was 42.5 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.2% were from 25 to 44; 19.8% were from 45 to 64; and 27.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 41.3% male and 58.7% female.

2000 census

As of the census CEO, Wells Fargo Bank

References

  • Pierz Schools site