Pierce County, Georgia

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
Pierce County is named for Franklin Pierce, fourteenth president of the United States. It was created December 18, 1857, from Appling and Ware counties.

Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 343 sqmi, of which 316 sqmi is land and 27 sqmi (7.8%) is water.

The northeastern third of Pierce County, bordered by a line from just west of Mershon to just south of Bristol, then south to just north of Blackshear, and then heading due east, is located in the Little Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys River-Satilla River basin. The southern two-thirds of the county is located in the Satilla River sub-basin of the St. Marys-Satilla River basin.

Major highways

 * US 84.svg U.S. Highway 84
 * Georgia 15.svg State Route 15
 * Georgia 32.svg State Route 32
 * Georgia 38.svg State Route 38
 * Georgia 121.svg State Route 121
 * Georgia 203.svg State Route 203

Adjacent counties

 * Appling County - north
 * Wayne County - northeast
 * Brantley County - southeast
 * Ware County - west
 * Bacon County - northwest

Cities

 * Blackshear
 * Offerman
 * Patterson

Unincorporated communities

 * Bristol
 * Mershon
 * Otter Creek
 * Walkerville

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,716 people, 7,048 households, and 5,319 families residing in the county.

Media

 * 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)
 * WAYX AM 1230 (News Talk radio)