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Pierce County, Washington

March 06, 2023

Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 921,130,[1] up from 795,225 in 2010, making it the second-most populous county in Washington, behind King County, and the 60th-most populous in the United States. The county seat and largest city is Tacoma.[2] Formed out of Thurston County on December 22, 1852, by the legislature of Oregon Territory,[3][4] it was named for U.S. President Franklin Pierce. Pierce County is in the Seattle metropolitan area (formally the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, metropolitan statistical area).

Pierce County
County
Old City Hall in Tacoma.
Flag
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Washington
Washington's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 47°03′N 122°07′W / 47.05°N 122.11°W / 47.05; -122.11
Country United States
State Washington
FoundedDecember 22, 1852
Named forFranklin Pierce
SeatTacoma
Largest cityTacoma
Area
 • Total1,806 sq mi (4,680 km2)
 • Land1,670 sq mi (4,300 km2)
 • Water137 sq mi (350 km2)  7.6%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total921,130
 • Estimate 
(2021)
925,708
 • Density510/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional districts6th, 8th, 9th, 10th
Websitewww.piercecountywa.gov
Mount Rainier from Ricksecker Point, 1932
Tacoma—seat of Pierce County
Mount Rainier hazard map

Pierce County is home to Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain and a volcano in the Cascade Range. Its most recent recorded eruption was between 1820 and 1854. There is no imminent risk of eruption, but geologists expect that the volcano will erupt again. If this should happen, parts of Pierce County and the Puyallup Valley would be at risk from lahars, lava, or pyroclastic flows. The Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System was established in 1998 to assist in the evacuation of the Puyallup River valley in case of eruption.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,806 square miles (4,680 km2), of which 1,670 square miles (4,300 km2) is land and 137 square miles (350 km2) (7.6%) is water.[5] The highest natural point in Washington, Mount Rainier, at 14,410 feet (4,392 m), is located in Pierce County. Rainier is locally called Tahoma or Takhoma, both native names for the mountain.

Geographic features

Pierce County also contains the Clearwater Wilderness area.

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18601,115—
18701,40926.4%
18803,319135.6%
189050,9401,434.8%
190055,5159.0%
1910120,812117.6%
1920144,12719.3%
1930163,84213.7%
1940182,08111.1%
1950275,87651.5%
1960321,59016.6%
1970411,02727.8%
1980485,64318.2%
1990586,20320.7%
2000700,82019.6%
2010795,22513.5%
2020921,13015.8%
2021 (est.)925,708[6]0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790–1960[8] 1900–1990[9]
1990–2000[10] 2010–2020[1]

2000 census

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 700,820 people, 260,800 households, and 180,212 families residing in the county. The population density was 417 people per square mile (161/km2). There were 277,060 housing units at an average density of 165 per square mile (64/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 78.39% White, 6.95% Black or African American, 1.42% Native American, 5.08% Asian, 0.85% Pacific Islander, 2.20% from other races, and 5.11% from two or more races. 5.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.1% were of German, 8.6% Irish, 8.2% English, 6.3% American, and 6.2% Norwegian ancestry.

There were 260,800 households, out of which 35.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were married couples living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.20% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,204, and the median income for a family was $52,098. Males had a median income of $38,510 versus $28,580 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,948. About 7.50% of families and 10.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.20% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 795,225 people, 299,918 households, and 202,174 families residing in the county.[12] The population density was 476.3 inhabitants per square mile (183.9/km2). There were 325,375 housing units at an average density of 194.9 per square mile (75.3/km2).[13] The racial makeup of the county was 74.2% white, 6.8% black or African American, 6.0% Asian, 1.4% Native American, 1.3% Pacific islander, 3.5% from other races, and 6.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 9.2% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 20.5% were German, 13.1% were Irish, 10.7% were English, 6.3% were Norwegian, and 4.2% were American.[14]

Of the 299,918 households, 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.6% were non-families, and 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09. The median age was 35.9 years.[12]

The median income for a household in the county was $57,869 and the median income for a family was $68,462. Males had a median income of $50,084 versus $38,696 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,446. About 8.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.[15]

History

The area was originally home to the present-day Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin, Steilacoom, and Muckleshoot tribes. Puyallup villages were predominately near what would later become Tacoma and Nisqually settlements were in what would become southern Pierce County. Two major trails of the tribes were a northern route through Naches Pass and a southern route along the Mashel River linking with Eastern Washington tribes. Trade networks among the region’s indigenous peoples were well established long before the coming of white settlers.[16]

In 1792 British Captain George Vancouver and his party of explorers came via ship to the shores of the region, and named a number of sites in what would become Pierce County, i.e. Mt. Rainier.[citation needed]

In 1832 Fort Nisqually was sited by the British Hudson's Bay Company's chief trader, Archibald McDonald. It was the first permanent European settlement on the Salish Sea. In cooperation with the local indigenous people, a storehouse for blankets, seeds, and potatoes was built at the mouth of Sequalitchew Creek.

In 1839 the Nisqually Methodist Episcopal Mission was established,[17] bringing the first U.S. citizens to settle in the Puget Sound region, near the Sequalitchew Creek canyon.

In 1841 the United States Exploring Expedition set up an observatory on the bluff near the creek to survey, map and chart the waters of Puget Sound.

In 1843 the Second Fort Nisqually was erected. Business became mainly agricultural, and the fort was relocated on a flat-plains area near the banks of Sequalitchew Creek for cattle.[18] The Fort Nisqually property was turned over to American control in 1859.

In 1846 the Oregon Treaty established the 49th Parallel as the boundary between British Canada and the United States, which left what was to become Pierce County on U.S. territory. In response to increasing tensions between Indians and settlers, the United States Army established Fort Steilacoom in 1849 at the site of the traditional home of the Steilacoom Tribe.

In 1850, Captain Lafayette Balch sited his land claim next to the fort and founded Port Steilacoom. In 1854 the town of Steilacoom became Washington Territory's first incorporated town.

In 1854 the Treaty of Medicine Creek was enacted between the United States and the local tribes occupying the lands of the Salish Sea. The tribes listed on the Treaty of Medicine Creek are Nisqually, Puyallup, Steilacoom, Squawskin (Squaxin Island), S'Homamish, Stehchass, T'Peeksin, Squi-aitl, and Sa-heh-wamish. The treaty was signed on December 26, 1854, by Isaac I. Stevens, governor and superintendent of Indian Affairs of Washington territory at the time. The native tribes were told the treaty would help them by paying them for some of the land. It ended up taking prime farmland and relocating the tribes onto rough reservations. Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe protested the treaty. He and his people marched to Olympia to have their voices heard but Isaac Stevens ordered them away.[citation needed] When the natives refused to leave, Isaac Stevens would eventually call martial law and - after the beginning of the Puget Sound War in 1855 - initiate a search for Chief Leschi in order to arrest him. Chief Leschi was eventually captured and put on trial. The first jury couldn’t come to a verdict, so Isaac Stevens had the trial done a second time. This time Leschi was found guilty. Chief Leschi was hanged on February 19, 1858.[19] On December 10, 2004, a historical court convened in Pierce County ruled "as a legal combatant of the Indian War Leschi should not have been held accountable under law for the death of an enemy soldier," thereby exonerating him of any wrongdoing.[1]

Government

 
The logo often used to depict county government services and departments

Pierce County has adopted and is governed by a Charter. This is allowed by section 4 of Article XI of the Washington State Constitution. The Pierce County Executive, currently Bruce Dammeier (R), heads the county's executive branch.[20] The Assessor-Treasurer Mike Lonergan,[21] auditor Julie Anderson, Prosecuting Attorney Mary Robnett,[22] and Sheriff Ed Troyer.

The Pierce County Council is the elected legislative body for Pierce County and consists of seven members elected by district. The council is vested with all law-making power granted by its charter and by the State of Washington, sets county policy through the adoption of ordinances and resolutions, approves the annual budget and directs the use of county funds. The seven members of the County Council are elected from each of seven contiguous and equally populated districts, with each councilmember representing approximately 114,000 county residents. Each county councilmember is elected to serve a four-year term.

  • Dave Morell (R), District 1
  • Hans Zeiger (R), District 2
  • Amy Cruver (R), District 3
  • Ryan Mello (D), District 4
  • Marty Campbell (D), District 5
  • Jani Hitchen (D), District 6
  • Derek Young (D), District 7—Chair[20]

Beneath the Washington Supreme Court and the Washington Court of Appeals, judicial power rests first in the Pierce County Superior Court, which is divided into 22 departments - each headed by an elected judge, as well as a clerk of the superior court and eight superior court commissioners. Below that is the Pierce County District Court - with eight elected judges, the Tacoma Municipal Court - with three elected judges, and the Pierce County Juvenile Court. Tacoma houses the Pierce County Courthouse.

The people of Pierce County voted on November 5, 1918, to create a Port District. The Port of Tacoma is Pierce County's only Port District. It is governed Port of Tacoma Commission - five Port Commissioners, who are elected at-large countywide and serve four-year terms. The Port of Tacoma owns six container terminals, one grain terminal and an auto import terminal; all of which are leased out to foreign and domestic corporations to operate. In addition, the port owns and operates two breakbulk cargo terminals.

Many charter amendments have been on the ballot in the last five years, but sequential numbering does not carry over from year-to-year.

Politics

Pierce County is split between four U.S. congressional districts:[23]

United States presidential election results for Pierce County, Washington[24]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 197,730 42.61% 249,506 53.76% 16,845 3.63%
2016 146,824 40.78% 172,538 47.92% 40,655 11.29%
2012 148,467 43.04% 186,430 54.05% 10,035 2.91%
2008 141,673 42.76% 181,824 54.88% 7,839 2.37%
2004 150,783 48.05% 158,231 50.43% 4,779 1.52%
2000 118,431 44.04% 138,249 51.41% 12,246 4.55%
1996 89,295 37.35% 120,893 50.57% 28,885 12.08%
1992 77,410 32.10% 102,243 42.40% 61,496 25.50%
1988 94,167 48.42% 96,688 49.72% 3,618 1.86%
1984 112,877 57.85% 79,498 40.75% 2,733 1.40%
1980 90,247 51.13% 64,444 36.51% 21,820 12.36%
1976 74,668 46.92% 78,238 49.16% 6,242 3.92%
1972 84,265 56.91% 56,933 38.45% 6,867 4.64%
1968 51,436 37.90% 72,670 53.54% 11,612 8.56%
1964 40,164 31.88% 84,566 67.13% 1,243 0.99%
1960 57,188 46.32% 64,292 52.07% 1,995 1.62%
1956 57,078 49.40% 57,728 49.96% 738 0.64%
1952 56,515 49.66% 56,132 49.32% 1,164 1.02%
1948 34,396 37.89% 50,674 55.82% 5,716 6.30%
1944 31,626 36.62% 53,269 61.68% 1,475 1.71%
1940 27,188 33.85% 51,670 64.34% 1,453 1.81%
1936 18,331 26.23% 48,988 70.09% 2,572 3.68%
1932 19,006 29.09% 38,451 58.86% 7,870 12.05%
1928 35,748 66.02% 17,402 32.14% 996 1.84%
1924 21,376 47.70% 4,232 9.44% 19,210 42.86%
1920 22,048 51.89% 8,259 19.44% 12,184 28.67%
1916 16,780 43.28% 18,940 48.85% 3,050 7.87%
1912 6,517 20.59% 6,855 21.65% 18,285 57.76%
1908 10,935 60.84% 4,936 27.46% 2,103 11.70%
1904 9,773 70.63% 2,351 16.99% 1,712 12.37%
1900 6,269 59.20% 3,702 34.96% 618 5.84%
1896 4,651 45.14% 5,570 54.06% 82 0.80%
1892 3,954 37.07% 3,621 33.95% 3,090 28.97%

Economy

The largest public employer in Pierce County is Joint Base Lewis–McChord, which contributes about 60,000 military and civilian jobs.[25] The largest private employers are MultiCare Health System and CHI Franciscan Health, which operate the two largest hospitals in the county.[26]

Pierce County agriculture has been an instrumental part of the local economy for almost 150 years. However, in the last half century much of the county's farmland has been transformed into residential areas. Pierce County has taken aggressive steps to reverse this trend; the county recently created the Pierce County Farm Advisory Commission.[27] This advisory board helps local farmers with the interpretation of land use regulations as well as the promotion of local produce. The creation of the Pierce County Farm Advisory Commission will attempt to save the remaining 48,000[28] acres of Pierce County farmland. Despite the loss of farmland, Pierce County continues to produce about 50% of the United States' rhubarb.[29]

Education

The following is a list of the public school districts with territory, no matter how small, in Pierce County (even if their schools and/or district administrations are in other counties):[30]

Private schools include the Cascade Christian Schools group, Life Christian School and Academy, Bellarmine, Annie Wright Schools and Charles Wright Academy. Libraries include the Pierce County Library System, the Tacoma Library System, and the Puyallup Public Library.

Higher education

The largest institutions of higher education are University of Puget Sound in Tacoma and Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland. Both are religiously-affiliated private universities.

Tacoma Community College in Tacoma and Pierce College in Steilacoom are public community colleges. Bates Technical College and Clover Park Technical College are public technical colleges.

Central Washington University has a branch campus in Steilacoom. University of Washington Tacoma is a branch campus of University of Washington.The Evergreen State College also has a campus in Tacoma.

Library system

The Pierce County Library is the fourth largest library system in the state.[31] There are currently 20 branches, including:

  • Administrative Center and Library
  • Anderson Island
  • Bonney Lake
  • Buckley
  • Dupont
  • Eatonville
  • Fife
  • Gig Harbor
  • Graham
  • Key Center
  • Lakewood
  • Milton/Edgewood
  • Orting
  • Parkland/Spanaway
  • South Hill
  • Steilacoom
  • Summit
  • Sumner
  • Tillicum
  • University Place

The Pierce County Library System currently employs 394 people, and serves 579,970 citizens throughout 1,773 square miles. Established in 1944, the library system serves all of unincorporated Pierce County, as well as annexed cities and towns of: Bonney Lake, Buckley, DuPont, Eatonville, Edgewood, Fife, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Milton, Orting, South Prairie, Steilacoom, Sumner, University Place and Wilkeson.[31] There are currently more than 1 million physical materials (books, videos, etc.) in the system, and more than 480,000 online or downloadable media items.[32] Total 2016 general fund revenue is estimated at $29,709,541.

Transportation

The Port of Tacoma is the sixth busiest container port in North America and one of the 25 busiest in the world, playing an important part in the local economy. This deep-water port covers 2,400 acres (9.7 km2) and offers a combination of facilities and services including 34 deepwater berths, two million square feet (190,000 m2) of warehouse and office space, and 131 acres (530,000 m2) of industrial yard. An economic impact study showed that more the 28,000 jobs in Pierce County are related to the Port activities.

Pierce County is home to Pierce County Airport and Tacoma Narrows Airport, both are general aviation airports.

Pierce County's official transportation provider is Pierce Transit. It provides buses, paratransit, and rideshare vehicles. The regional Sound Transit runs the Tacoma Link light rail line through downtown Tacoma, and provides several regional express buses. Sound Transit also runs Sounder, the regional commuter railroad through Pierce County that stops in the following places: Sumner, Puyallup, Tacoma, South Tacoma, and Lakewood. Amtrak also travels through the county with a stop in Tacoma. Also, Intercity Transit provides transportation between Tacoma, Lakewood, and Thurston County.

On December 18, 2017, an Amtrak train derailed in the county, at an overpass over southbound Interstate 5, hitting several vehicles. Thirteen of 14 rail cars derailed, killing three on board the train, and injuring dozens more on board and on the highway.[33]

Major highways

Ferry routes

Arts and culture

Arts organizations within Pierce County include: the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts,[34] Grand Cinema,[35] Lakewood Playhouse, Museum of Glass,[36] Northwest Sinfonietta, Speakeasy Arts Cooperative,[37] Tacoma Art Museum,[38] Tacoma Little Theater, Tacoma Concert Band, Tacoma Musical Playhouse,[39] Tacoma Opera, Symphony Tacoma, Dance Theater Northwest, Washington State History Museum and others. The City of Tacoma celebrates "Art at Work" month every November to encourage participation and support for the arts community in that city. ArtsFund,[40] a regional United Arts Fund, has been supporting the arts community in Pierce County since 1969. LeMay-America’s Car Museum opened in 2012 in Tacoma. The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, founded in 1983 in Tacoma, contains the world's largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents.[citation needed]

The Pierce County Daffodil Festival and Parade was established in 1934 and is held annually in April.[41] The Washington State Fair is held every September in Puyallup.[42]

Law enforcement

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department was founded in 1853, shortly after incorporation of the county.[43]

Pierce County was noted for gangs, drugs, and criminal activity starting in the mid to late 1980s. Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood had gangs that were selling crack cocaine and gang violence. Increased police patrols and community watch programs led to reduced crime in the mid to late 2000s. As of 2006, 38% of the methamphetamine labs (138 sites) cleaned up by the Washington Department of Ecology were in Pierce County. This reduction from a high of 589 labs in 2001 comes in part to a new law restricting the sale of pseudoephedrine and in part due to tougher prison sentences for methamphetamine producers.[44]

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

See also

References

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Pierce County is a county in the U S state of Washington As of the 2020 census the population was 921 130 1 up from 795 225 in 2010 making it the second most populous county in Washington behind King County and the 60th most populous in the United States The county seat and largest city is Tacoma 2 Formed out of Thurston County on December 22 1852 by the legislature of Oregon Territory 3 4 it was named for U S President Franklin Pierce Pierce County is in the Seattle metropolitan area formally the Seattle Tacoma Bellevue WA metropolitan statistical area Pierce CountyCountyOld City Hall in Tacoma FlagSealLocation within the U S state of WashingtonWashington s location within the U S Coordinates 47 03 N 122 07 W 47 05 N 122 11 W 47 05 122 11Country United StatesState WashingtonFoundedDecember 22 1852Named forFranklin PierceSeatTacomaLargest cityTacomaArea Total1 806 sq mi 4 680 km2 Land1 670 sq mi 4 300 km2 Water137 sq mi 350 km2 7 6 Population 2020 Total921 130 Estimate 2021 925 708 Density510 sq mi 200 km2 Time zoneUTC 8 Pacific Summer DST UTC 7 PDT Congressional districts6th 8th 9th 10thWebsitewww wbr piercecountywa wbr govMount Rainier from Ricksecker Point 1932 Tacoma seat of Pierce County Mount Rainier hazard map Pierce County is home to Mount Rainier the tallest mountain and a volcano in the Cascade Range Its most recent recorded eruption was between 1820 and 1854 There is no imminent risk of eruption but geologists expect that the volcano will erupt again If this should happen parts of Pierce County and the Puyallup Valley would be at risk from lahars lava or pyroclastic flows The Mount Rainier Volcano Lahar Warning System was established in 1998 to assist in the evacuation of the Puyallup River valley in case of eruption Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Geographic features 1 2 Adjacent counties 1 3 National protected areas 2 Demographics 2 1 2000 census 2 2 2010 census 3 History 4 Government 5 Politics 6 Economy 7 Education 7 1 Higher education 7 2 Library system 8 Transportation 8 1 Major highways 8 2 Ferry routes 9 Arts and culture 10 Law enforcement 11 Communities 11 1 Cities 11 2 Towns 11 3 Census designated places 11 4 Unincorporated communities 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksGeography EditAccording to the United States Census Bureau the county has a total area of 1 806 square miles 4 680 km2 of which 1 670 square miles 4 300 km2 is land and 137 square miles 350 km2 7 6 is water 5 The highest natural point in Washington Mount Rainier at 14 410 feet 4 392 m is located in Pierce County Rainier is locally called Tahoma or Takhoma both native names for the mountain Geographic features Edit Anderson Island Carbon River Cascade Range Case Inlet Commencement Bay Fox Island Herron Island Ketron Island Key Peninsula Lake Tapps Washington McNeil Island Mount Rainier highest point in both the county and Washington state Nisqually River Puget Sound Puyallup River Raft Island Tacoma Narrows Pierce County also contains the Clearwater Wilderness area Adjacent counties Edit King County north Yakima County east Lewis County south Thurston County west southwest Mason County west northwest Kitsap County north northwestNational protected areas Edit Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest part Mount Rainier National Park part Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge part Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 18601 115 18701 40926 4 18803 319135 6 189050 9401 434 8 190055 5159 0 1910120 812117 6 1920144 12719 3 1930163 84213 7 1940182 08111 1 1950275 87651 5 1960321 59016 6 1970411 02727 8 1980485 64318 2 1990586 20320 7 2000700 82019 6 2010795 22513 5 2020921 13015 8 2021 est 925 708 6 0 5 U S Decennial Census 7 1790 1960 8 1900 1990 9 1990 2000 10 2010 2020 1 2000 census Edit As of the census 11 of 2000 there were 700 820 people 260 800 households and 180 212 families residing in the county The population density was 417 people per square mile 161 km2 There were 277 060 housing units at an average density of 165 per square mile 64 km2 The racial makeup of the county was 78 39 White 6 95 Black or African American 1 42 Native American 5 08 Asian 0 85 Pacific Islander 2 20 from other races and 5 11 from two or more races 5 51 of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race 16 1 were of German 8 6 Irish 8 2 English 6 3 American and 6 2 Norwegian ancestry There were 260 800 households out of which 35 90 had children under the age of 18 living with them 52 80 were married couples living together 11 80 had a female householder with no husband present and 30 90 were non families 24 30 of all households were made up of individuals and 7 60 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 2 60 and the average family size was 3 10 In the county the population was spread out with 27 20 under the age of 18 9 80 from 18 to 24 31 30 from 25 to 44 21 50 from 45 to 64 and 10 20 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 34 years For every 100 females there were 98 90 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96 70 males The median income for a household in the county was 45 204 and the median income for a family was 52 098 Males had a median income of 38 510 versus 28 580 for females The per capita income for the county was 20 948 About 7 50 of families and 10 50 of the population were below the poverty line including 13 20 of those under age 18 and 7 20 of those age 65 or over 2010 census Edit As of the 2010 census there were 795 225 people 299 918 households and 202 174 families residing in the county 12 The population density was 476 3 inhabitants per square mile 183 9 km2 There were 325 375 housing units at an average density of 194 9 per square mile 75 3 km2 13 The racial makeup of the county was 74 2 white 6 8 black or African American 6 0 Asian 1 4 Native American 1 3 Pacific islander 3 5 from other races and 6 8 from two or more races Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 9 2 of the population 12 In terms of ancestry 20 5 were German 13 1 were Irish 10 7 were English 6 3 were Norwegian and 4 2 were American 14 Of the 299 918 households 35 3 had children under the age of 18 living with them 49 0 were married couples living together 13 0 had a female householder with no husband present 32 6 were non families and 25 1 of all households were made up of individuals The average household size was 2 59 and the average family size was 3 09 The median age was 35 9 years 12 The median income for a household in the county was 57 869 and the median income for a family was 68 462 Males had a median income of 50 084 versus 38 696 for females The per capita income for the county was 27 446 About 8 1 of families and 11 6 of the population were below the poverty line including 15 0 of those under age 18 and 8 2 of those age 65 or over 15 History EditThe area was originally home to the present day Nisqually Puyallup Squaxin Steilacoom and Muckleshoot tribes Puyallup villages were predominately near what would later become Tacoma and Nisqually settlements were in what would become southern Pierce County Two major trails of the tribes were a northern route through Naches Pass and a southern route along the Mashel River linking with Eastern Washington tribes Trade networks among the region s indigenous peoples were well established long before the coming of white settlers 16 In 1792 British Captain George Vancouver and his party of explorers came via ship to the shores of the region and named a number of sites in what would become Pierce County i e Mt Rainier citation needed In 1832 Fort Nisqually was sited by the British Hudson s Bay Company s chief trader Archibald McDonald It was the first permanent European settlement on the Salish Sea In cooperation with the local indigenous people a storehouse for blankets seeds and potatoes was built at the mouth of Sequalitchew Creek In 1839 the Nisqually Methodist Episcopal Mission was established 17 bringing the first U S citizens to settle in the Puget Sound region near the Sequalitchew Creek canyon In 1841 the United States Exploring Expedition set up an observatory on the bluff near the creek to survey map and chart the waters of Puget Sound In 1843 the Second Fort Nisqually was erected Business became mainly agricultural and the fort was relocated on a flat plains area near the banks of Sequalitchew Creek for cattle 18 The Fort Nisqually property was turned over to American control in 1859 In 1846 the Oregon Treaty established the 49th Parallel as the boundary between British Canada and the United States which left what was to become Pierce County on U S territory In response to increasing tensions between Indians and settlers the United States Army established Fort Steilacoom in 1849 at the site of the traditional home of the Steilacoom Tribe In 1850 Captain Lafayette Balch sited his land claim next to the fort and founded Port Steilacoom In 1854 the town of Steilacoom became Washington Territory s first incorporated town In 1854 the Treaty of Medicine Creek was enacted between the United States and the local tribes occupying the lands of the Salish Sea The tribes listed on the Treaty of Medicine Creek are Nisqually Puyallup Steilacoom Squawskin Squaxin Island S Homamish Stehchass T Peeksin Squi aitl and Sa heh wamish The treaty was signed on December 26 1854 by Isaac I Stevens governor and superintendent of Indian Affairs of Washington territory at the time The native tribes were told the treaty would help them by paying them for some of the land It ended up taking prime farmland and relocating the tribes onto rough reservations Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe protested the treaty He and his people marched to Olympia to have their voices heard but Isaac Stevens ordered them away citation needed When the natives refused to leave Isaac Stevens would eventually call martial law and after the beginning of the Puget Sound War in 1855 initiate a search for Chief Leschi in order to arrest him Chief Leschi was eventually captured and put on trial The first jury couldn t come to a verdict so Isaac Stevens had the trial done a second time This time Leschi was found guilty Chief Leschi was hanged on February 19 1858 19 On December 10 2004 a historical court convened in Pierce County ruled as a legal combatant of the Indian War Leschi should not have been held accountable under law for the death of an enemy soldier thereby exonerating him of any wrongdoing 1 Government EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pierce County Washington news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The logo often used to depict county government services and departments Pierce County has adopted and is governed by a Charter This is allowed by section 4 of Article XI of the Washington State Constitution The Pierce County Executive currently Bruce Dammeier R heads the county s executive branch 20 The Assessor Treasurer Mike Lonergan 21 auditor Julie Anderson Prosecuting Attorney Mary Robnett 22 and Sheriff Ed Troyer The Pierce County Council is the elected legislative body for Pierce County and consists of seven members elected by district The council is vested with all law making power granted by its charter and by the State of Washington sets county policy through the adoption of ordinances and resolutions approves the annual budget and directs the use of county funds The seven members of the County Council are elected from each of seven contiguous and equally populated districts with each councilmember representing approximately 114 000 county residents Each county councilmember is elected to serve a four year term Dave Morell R District 1 Hans Zeiger R District 2 Amy Cruver R District 3 Ryan Mello D District 4 Marty Campbell D District 5 Jani Hitchen D District 6 Derek Young D District 7 Chair 20 Beneath the Washington Supreme Court and the Washington Court of Appeals judicial power rests first in the Pierce County Superior Court which is divided into 22 departments each headed by an elected judge as well as a clerk of the superior court and eight superior court commissioners Below that is the Pierce County District Court with eight elected judges the Tacoma Municipal Court with three elected judges and the Pierce County Juvenile Court Tacoma houses the Pierce County Courthouse The people of Pierce County voted on November 5 1918 to create a Port District The Port of Tacoma is Pierce County s only Port District It is governed Port of Tacoma Commission five Port Commissioners who are elected at large countywide and serve four year terms The Port of Tacoma owns six container terminals one grain terminal and an auto import terminal all of which are leased out to foreign and domestic corporations to operate In addition the port owns and operates two breakbulk cargo terminals Many charter amendments have been on the ballot in the last five years but sequential numbering does not carry over from year to year Politics EditPierce County is split between four U S congressional districts 23 Washington s 6th congressional district includes the city of Tacoma west of Washington State Route 7 Gig Harbor and the Key Peninsula The 6th district has been represented since 2013 by Derek Kilmer Democrat Washington s 8th congressional district covers the eastern half of the county from Bonney Lake east to Mt Rainier The 8th district has been represented since 2019 by Kim Schrier Democrat Washington s 9th congressional district which following the 2011 redistricting now only includes Northeast Tacoma and the Port of Tacoma in Pierce County The 9th district has been represented since 1997 by Adam Smith Democrat Washington s 10th congressional district newly created in the 2011 redistricting contains much of the territory in Pierce County lost by the 9th Congressional district including parts of the city of Tacoma south of I 5 and east of Washington State Route 7 Puyallup Lakewood and Joint Base Lewis McChord The 10th district is currently represented by Marilyn Strickland a former Mayor of Tacoma Prior to Strickland the district was represented by Denny Heck Democrat who was the first to represent the 10th congressional district after its creation in 2013 United States presidential election results for Pierce County Washington 24 Year Republican Democratic Third partyNo No No 2020 197 730 42 61 249 506 53 76 16 845 3 63 2016 146 824 40 78 172 538 47 92 40 655 11 29 2012 148 467 43 04 186 430 54 05 10 035 2 91 2008 141 673 42 76 181 824 54 88 7 839 2 37 2004 150 783 48 05 158 231 50 43 4 779 1 52 2000 118 431 44 04 138 249 51 41 12 246 4 55 1996 89 295 37 35 120 893 50 57 28 885 12 08 1992 77 410 32 10 102 243 42 40 61 496 25 50 1988 94 167 48 42 96 688 49 72 3 618 1 86 1984 112 877 57 85 79 498 40 75 2 733 1 40 1980 90 247 51 13 64 444 36 51 21 820 12 36 1976 74 668 46 92 78 238 49 16 6 242 3 92 1972 84 265 56 91 56 933 38 45 6 867 4 64 1968 51 436 37 90 72 670 53 54 11 612 8 56 1964 40 164 31 88 84 566 67 13 1 243 0 99 1960 57 188 46 32 64 292 52 07 1 995 1 62 1956 57 078 49 40 57 728 49 96 738 0 64 1952 56 515 49 66 56 132 49 32 1 164 1 02 1948 34 396 37 89 50 674 55 82 5 716 6 30 1944 31 626 36 62 53 269 61 68 1 475 1 71 1940 27 188 33 85 51 670 64 34 1 453 1 81 1936 18 331 26 23 48 988 70 09 2 572 3 68 1932 19 006 29 09 38 451 58 86 7 870 12 05 1928 35 748 66 02 17 402 32 14 996 1 84 1924 21 376 47 70 4 232 9 44 19 210 42 86 1920 22 048 51 89 8 259 19 44 12 184 28 67 1916 16 780 43 28 18 940 48 85 3 050 7 87 1912 6 517 20 59 6 855 21 65 18 285 57 76 1908 10 935 60 84 4 936 27 46 2 103 11 70 1904 9 773 70 63 2 351 16 99 1 712 12 37 1900 6 269 59 20 3 702 34 96 618 5 84 1896 4 651 45 14 5 570 54 06 82 0 80 1892 3 954 37 07 3 621 33 95 3 090 28 97 Economy EditThe largest public employer in Pierce County is Joint Base Lewis McChord which contributes about 60 000 military and civilian jobs 25 The largest private employers are MultiCare Health System and CHI Franciscan Health which operate the two largest hospitals in the county 26 Pierce County agriculture has been an instrumental part of the local economy for almost 150 years However in the last half century much of the county s farmland has been transformed into residential areas Pierce County has taken aggressive steps to reverse this trend the county recently created the Pierce County Farm Advisory Commission 27 This advisory board helps local farmers with the interpretation of land use regulations as well as the promotion of local produce The creation of the Pierce County Farm Advisory Commission will attempt to save the remaining 48 000 28 acres of Pierce County farmland Despite the loss of farmland Pierce County continues to produce about 50 of the United States rhubarb 29 Education EditThe following is a list of the public school districts with territory no matter how small in Pierce County even if their schools and or district administrations are in other counties 30 Auburn School District Bethel School District Carbonado School District Clover Park School District Dieringer School District Eatonville School District Fife School District Franklin Pierce School District Orting School District Peninsula School District Puyallup School District Steilacoom Historical School District Sumner Bonney Lake School District Tacoma Public Schools University Place School District White River School District Yelm School District Private schools include the Cascade Christian Schools group Life Christian School and Academy Bellarmine Annie Wright Schools and Charles Wright Academy Libraries include the Pierce County Library System the Tacoma Library System and the Puyallup Public Library Higher education Edit The largest institutions of higher education are University of Puget Sound in Tacoma and Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland Both are religiously affiliated private universities Tacoma Community College in Tacoma and Pierce College in Steilacoom are public community colleges Bates Technical College and Clover Park Technical College are public technical colleges Central Washington University has a branch campus in Steilacoom University of Washington Tacoma is a branch campus of University of Washington The Evergreen State College also has a campus in Tacoma Library system Edit The Pierce County Library is the fourth largest library system in the state 31 There are currently 20 branches including Administrative Center and Library Anderson Island Bonney Lake Buckley Dupont Eatonville Fife Gig Harbor Graham Key Center Lakewood Milton Edgewood Orting Parkland Spanaway South Hill Steilacoom Summit Sumner Tillicum University Place The Pierce County Library System currently employs 394 people and serves 579 970 citizens throughout 1 773 square miles Established in 1944 the library system serves all of unincorporated Pierce County as well as annexed cities and towns of Bonney Lake Buckley DuPont Eatonville Edgewood Fife Gig Harbor Lakewood Milton Orting South Prairie Steilacoom Sumner University Place and Wilkeson 31 There are currently more than 1 million physical materials books videos etc in the system and more than 480 000 online or downloadable media items 32 Total 2016 general fund revenue is estimated at 29 709 541 Transportation EditThe Port of Tacoma is the sixth busiest container port in North America and one of the 25 busiest in the world playing an important part in the local economy This deep water port covers 2 400 acres 9 7 km2 and offers a combination of facilities and services including 34 deepwater berths two million square feet 190 000 m2 of warehouse and office space and 131 acres 530 000 m2 of industrial yard An economic impact study showed that more the 28 000 jobs in Pierce County are related to the Port activities Pierce County is home to Pierce County Airport and Tacoma Narrows Airport both are general aviation airports Pierce County s official transportation provider is Pierce Transit It provides buses paratransit and rideshare vehicles The regional Sound Transit runs the Tacoma Link light rail line through downtown Tacoma and provides several regional express buses Sound Transit also runs Sounder the regional commuter railroad through Pierce County that stops in the following places Sumner Puyallup Tacoma South Tacoma and Lakewood Amtrak also travels through the county with a stop in Tacoma Also Intercity Transit provides transportation between Tacoma Lakewood and Thurston County On December 18 2017 an Amtrak train derailed in the county at an overpass over southbound Interstate 5 hitting several vehicles Thirteen of 14 rail cars derailed killing three on board the train and injuring dozens more on board and on the highway 33 Major highways Edit Interstate 5 Interstate 705 State Route 7 State Route 16 Tacoma Narrows Bridge State Route 99 State Route 167 State Route 410 State Route 512 State Route 509Ferry routes Edit Point Defiance Tahlequah ferry operated by Washington State Ferries Steilacoom Anderson Island ferry operated by Pierce County Arts and culture EditThis section contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Arts organizations within Pierce County include the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts 34 Grand Cinema 35 Lakewood Playhouse Museum of Glass 36 Northwest Sinfonietta Speakeasy Arts Cooperative 37 Tacoma Art Museum 38 Tacoma Little Theater Tacoma Concert Band Tacoma Musical Playhouse 39 Tacoma Opera Symphony Tacoma Dance Theater Northwest Washington State History Museum and others The City of Tacoma celebrates Art at Work month every November to encourage participation and support for the arts community in that city ArtsFund 40 a regional United Arts Fund has been supporting the arts community in Pierce County since 1969 LeMay America s Car Museum opened in 2012 in Tacoma The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum founded in 1983 in Tacoma contains the world s largest private collection of original manuscripts and documents citation needed The Pierce County Daffodil Festival and Parade was established in 1934 and is held annually in April 41 The Washington State Fair is held every September in Puyallup 42 Law enforcement EditThe Pierce County Sheriff s Department was founded in 1853 shortly after incorporation of the county 43 Pierce County was noted for gangs drugs and criminal activity starting in the mid to late 1980s Tacoma s Hilltop neighborhood had gangs that were selling crack cocaine and gang violence Increased police patrols and community watch programs led to reduced crime in the mid to late 2000s As of 2006 38 of the methamphetamine labs 138 sites cleaned up by the Washington Department of Ecology were in Pierce County This reduction from a high of 589 labs in 2001 comes in part to a new law restricting the sale of pseudoephedrine and in part due to tougher prison sentences for methamphetamine producers 44 Communities EditCities Edit Auburn partial Bonney Lake Buckley DuPont Edgewood Fife Fircrest Gig Harbor Lakewood Milton partial Orting Pacific partial Puyallup Roy Ruston Sumner Tacoma county seat University Place Towns Edit Carbonado Eatonville South Prairie Steilacoom WilkesonCensus designated places Edit Alder Alderton Anderson Island Artondale Ashford Browns Point Canterwood Clear Lake Clover Creek Crocker Dash Point Elbe Elk Plain Fife Heights Fort Lewis Fox Island Frederickson Graham Greenwater Herron Island Home Kapowsin Ketron Island Key Center La Grande Lake Tapps Longbranch Maplewood McChord AFB McKenna McMillin Midland North Fort Lewis North Puyallup Parkland Prairie Heights Prairie Ridge Purdy Raft Island Rosedale South Creek South Hill Spanaway Stansberry Lake Summit Summit View Vaughn Waller Wauna Wollochet Unincorporated communities Edit American Lake Bee Burnett Crescent Valley Cromwell Electron Elgin Firwood Glencove Lakebay McNeil Island National Ohop Paradise Point Fosdick Shore Acres Shorewood Beach Sunny Bay Sylvan Tehaleh Victor Villa BeachSee also EditNational Register of Historic Places listings in Pierce County Washington Tacoma Pierce County Health DepartmentReferences EditSpecific a b State amp County QuickFacts United States Census Bureau Retrieved April 5 2022 Find a County National Association of Counties Retrieved June 7 2011 Reinartz Kay History of King County Government 1853 2002 PDF Archived from the original PDF on December 1 2007 Retrieved December 29 2007 Milestones for Washington State History Part 2 1851 to 1900 HistoryLink org March 6 2003 2010 Census Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau August 22 2012 Retrieved July 7 2015 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties April 1 2020 to July 1 2021 Retrieved April 5 2022 U S Decennial Census United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 7 2014 Historical Census Browser University of Virginia Library Retrieved January 7 2014 Population of Counties by Decennial Census 1900 to 1990 United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 7 2014 Census 2000 PHC T 4 Ranking Tables for Counties 1990 and 2000 PDF United States Census Bureau Archived from the original PDF on February 26 2015 Retrieved December 25 2021 U S Census website United States Census Bureau Retrieved May 14 2011 a b c DP 1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics 2010 Demographic Profile Data United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved March 6 2016 Population Housing Units Area and Density 2010 County United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved March 6 2016 DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved March 6 2016 DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved March 6 2016 Pierce County Thumbnail History DuPont History Museum Historic Timeline Indian Claims Commission Decisions Native American Rights Fund 1978 Pierce County Thumbnail History a b Pierce County Council Pierce County WA Official Website Assessor Treasurer Pierce County WA Official Website www piercecountywa gov Retrieved July 1 2021 Prosecuting Attorney s Office Pierce County WA Official Website www piercecountywa gov Retrieved July 1 2021 Democracy for Washington Washington Congressional Districts Map Retrieved January 18 2013 Leip David Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections uselectionatlas org Retrieved April 10 2018 Johnson Kirk October 7 2013 In Military City Government Reassurances Are Little Comfort The New York Times p A14 Retrieved December 4 2019 Cockrell Debbie November 30 2018 Health care public sector dominate major employers list as real estate also fuels growth The News Tribune Retrieved December 4 2019 Pierce County Farm Advisory Commission Archived from the original on October 14 2007 Retrieved November 4 2008 Preserving Farmland and Farmers Pierce County Agriculture Pierce County Farm Advisory Commission PDF Archived from the original PDF on September 1 2006 Retrieved October 1 2019 Pierce County Agriculture Pierce County Washington Archived from the original on July 31 2009 Retrieved July 9 2009 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Pierce County WA PDF U S Census Bureau Archived PDF from the original on October 9 2022 Retrieved July 20 2022 Text list a b Pierce County Library gt Library History www piercecountylibrary org Retrieved April 10 2018 Pierce County Library gt Fast Facts www piercecountylibrary org Retrieved April 10 2018 Veronica Rocha Brian Ries Amanda Wills December 18 2017 Amtrak train derails in Washington Live updates CNN Retrieved April 10 2018 Energizing community through live performance Tacoma Arts Live www tacomaartslive org Retrieved October 1 2019 Independent International and Local Films Grand Cinema www grandcinema com Retrieved October 1 2019 Museum of Glass Museum of Glass Retrieved October 1 2019 Speakeasy Arts Cooperative www speakeasyartscooperative com Retrieved October 1 2019 Tacoma Art Museum Tacoma Art Museum Retrieved October 1 2019 TMP Tacoma Musical Playhouse www tmp org Retrieved October 1 2019 ArtsFund Donate to ArtsFund and help the King amp Pierce County performing arts community build a rich culture in the arts www artsfund org Retrieved October 1 2019 Dunkelberger Steve April 5 2022 Pierce County Daffodil Parades Pedal Powered for Generations SouthSoundTalk Retrieved November 4 2022 Briscoe Kienan October 10 2022 Washington State Fair concludes its 116th year just in time for Oktoberfest Lynnwood Times Retrieved November 4 2022 Sheriff Pierce County WA Official Website www piercecountywa gov Retrieved October 25 2021 Mulick Stacey Meth battle sees new fronts Archived May 24 2007 at the Wayback Machine The News Tribune Tacoma February 19 2007 GeneralPierce County Washington USCB United States Census BureauExternal links Edit Media related to Pierce County Washington at Wikimedia Commons Official website Coordinates 47 03 N 122 07 W 47 05 N 122 11 W 47 05 122 11 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pierce County Washington amp oldid 1140239382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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