Guide to Pierz Minnesota

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,277 people, 512 households, and 321 families residing in the city. The population density was 365.2/km² (945.8/mi²). There were 522 housing units at an average density of 149.3/km² (386.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.67% White, 0.39% Native American, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.08% of the population.

There were 512 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 30.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 79.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,292, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $29,107 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,638. About 6.0% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

PIERZ Township, organized March 9, 1869, was named in honor of Francis Xavier Pierz (or Pirec), a Catholic missionary. He was born in Godic, Carniola, Austria, November 20, 1785; was ordained a priest in 1813; came to the United States in 1835; was a missionary to the Ottawa Indians in Michigan and from 1852 to 1873 labored mainly among the Ojibwe in northern Minnesota; was a leader in forming the Benedictine community of St. John's, Collegeville, and in bringing German colonists to Stearns and Morrison Counties; returned to Austria in 1873 and died in Laibach, Carniola, January 22, 1880. The city in section 8 of Pierz was platted in 1891, was incorporated as a village on August 17, 1894, and separated from the township on October 21, 1916. The post office, began in 1870 in the home of postmaster Frank Konen, located in section 28 of Buh Township, was called Rich Prairie, 1876-92, and was moved into the village in 1878; the village had a station of the Soo Line.