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We invite you to browse our web site to learn about our various County offices and the services Pierce County, Nebraska offers its citizens. Courthouse hours are from 8:30 - 4:30 Monday - Friday except on holidays.
- History - Pierce County, Nebraska
History of Towns. In 1859 the present Pierce county was...
- Pierce County Nebraska - Tourism
Pierce County has done so because 1) most of the taxes are...
- History - Pierce County, Nebraska
Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,317. [1] Its county seat is Pierce. [2] The county was formed in 1859, and was named for US President Franklin Pierce. [3] [4] Pierce County is part of the Norfolk, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Pierce is a city in and county seat of Pierce County, Nebraska, United States. [3] The population was 1,767 at the 2010 census. [4]
History of Towns. In 1859 the present Pierce county was created by Territorial Legislation. The county and Pierce City, the county seat, were named after Franklin Pierce, who was inaugurated in 1853, the fourteenth president of the United States.
Pierce County has done so because 1) most of the taxes are generally collected from visitors – not residents – of the county, and 2) the tax revenues must be used to attract visitors to the county and/or construct, expand, and improve attractions in the county, thereby helping travel and tourism locally.
The City of Pierce, Nebraska is a rural farming community located 15 miles northwest of Norfolk along NE Highway 13. Pierce is a thriving community of 1,767 residents. Ever-expanding yet committed to historic preservation, Pierce offers residents as well as visitors a one-of-a-kind of experience in Nebraska. We love our town.
Pierce County was created in 1859 through an act of the Territorial Legislature. It was named in honor of Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States. The Ponca Indians, who lived along the Niobrara River, once used this area as a hunting and fishing ground.
