Editing Pierce, Idaho

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| subdivision_name2        = [[Clearwater County, Idaho|Clearwater]]
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| population_total         = 508
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'''Pierce''' is a city in the [[Northwestern United States|northwest]] [[United States]], located in [[Clearwater County, Idaho|Clearwater County]], [[Idaho]]. The&nbsp;population was 508 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], down from 617 in 2000.<ref name=spok>[http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/pierce-id/ Spokesman-Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054825/http://data.spokesman.com/census/2010/idaho/cities/pierce-id/ |date=2016-03-04 }} - 2010 census - Pierce, Idaho - accessed 2011-12-30</ref>

==History==
The first discovery of [[gold]] in Idaho (then [[Washington Territory]]) was made by [[Elias D. Pierce]] and Wilbur F. Bassett on Orofino Creek (Canal Gulch) in October 1860, a mile (1.6&nbsp;km) north of Pierce.<ref>[http://www.minersshanty.net/cedarhistory.htm Miner Shanty.net] - Pierce history - accessed 2011-12-30</ref><ref name=plfgsii>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JLpeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1086%2C737705|newspaper=Lewiston Morning Tribune|title=Pierce was location of first gold strike in Idaho in 1860|date=October 6, 1955|page=6-LCSE}}</ref> On land ceded to the [[Nez Perce]] people at the [[Walla Walla Council (1855)|Walla Walla Council]] in 1855 (with a [[36th United States Congress|1859]] treaty), the gold discovery led to significant reduction of that agreement in 1863, and the [[Nez Perce War]] in 1877.

Pierce was the first [[county seat]] for [[Shoshone County, Idaho|Shoshone County]], which was established in January 1861 in Washington Territory and for most of its first year included most of present-day Idaho and [[Wyoming]].<ref>"Idaho for the Curious", by Cort Conley, ©1982, {{ISBN|0-9603566-3-0}}, p.62-69</ref><ref>[http://www.idahohistory.net/pierce.html Idaho History.net] - Pierce</ref> The [[Pierce Courthouse]], constructed in 1862, is Idaho's oldest public building.<ref>[http://www.idahohistory.net/Reference%20Series/0946.pdf Idaho History.net] - reference series - 0946</ref> [[Idaho Territory]] was established in 1863, and the county seat moved north to the [[Silver Valley, Idaho|Silver Valley]] in [[Murray, Idaho|Murray]] in 1884 (and to [[Wallace, Idaho|Wallace]] in 1898).  Present-day Clearwater County, formed in 1911, was part of Shoshone County until 1904, when it was annexed by Nez Perce County.

==Geography==
Pierce is located about 9 miles northeast of the [[Weippe Prairie]], north of the [[Clearwater River (Idaho)|Clearwater River]] canyon.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.82|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-18|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2011-02-20}}</ref>

===Climate===
Pierce has a [[humid continental climate]] (Dfb) according to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system.

{{Weather box
|location = Pierce, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1922–present
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 59
|Feb record high F = 61
|Mar record high F = 77
|Apr record high F = 93
|May record high F = 97
|Jun record high F = 102
|Jul record high F = 107
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 103
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 69
|Dec record high F = 59

|Jan avg record high F = 43.8
|Feb avg record high F = 50.6
|Mar avg record high F = 62.6
|Apr avg record high F = 74.4
|May avg record high F = 83.6
|Jun avg record high F = 89.5
|Jul avg record high F = 95.4
|Aug avg record high F = 96.1
|Sep avg record high F = 89.6
|Oct avg record high F = 77.8
|Nov avg record high F = 56.5
|Dec avg record high F = 41.9
|year avg record high F = 97.5

|Jan high F = 35.0
|Feb high F = 39.4
|Mar high F = 46.8
|Apr high F = 54.4
|May high F = 64.3
|Jun high F = 71.2
|Jul high F = 82.5
|Aug high F = 82.5
|Sep high F = 72.7
|Oct high F = 57.6
|Nov high F = 42.1
|Dec high F = 33.5
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 26.7
|Feb mean F = 29.5
|Mar mean F = 35.2
|Apr mean F = 41.8
|May mean F = 50.1
|Jun mean F = 56.5
|Jul mean F = 63.9
|Aug mean F = 62.7
|Sep mean F = 54.4
|Oct mean F = 43.6
|Nov mean F = 33.2
|Dec mean F = 26.0
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 18.5
|Feb low F = 19.7
|Mar low F = 23.6
|Apr low F = 29.2
|May low F = 35.9
|Jun low F = 41.7
|Jul low F = 45.3
|Aug low F = 42.8
|Sep low F = 36.1
|Oct low F = 29.6
|Nov low F = 24.3
|Dec low F = 18.5
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -1.9
|Feb avg record low F = 2.7
|Mar avg record low F = 10.7
|Apr avg record low F = 21.2
|May avg record low F = 25.7
|Jun avg record low F = 31.6
|Jul avg record low F = 35.5
|Aug avg record low F = 33.8
|Sep avg record low F = 26.8
|Oct avg record low F = 18.1
|Nov avg record low F = 9.6
|Dec avg record low F = 1.7
|year avg record low F = -6.9

|Jan record low F = -34
|Feb record low F = -44
|Mar record low F = -24
|Apr record low F = 4
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 25
|Jul record low F = 29
|Aug record low F = 25
|Sep record low F = 10
|Oct record low F = 1
|Nov record low F = -19
|Dec record low F = -33

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.50
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.09
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.35
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.03
|May precipitation inch = 3.83
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.34
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.27
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.01
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.61
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.42
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.91
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.70
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 32.2
|Feb snow inch = 23.4
|Mar snow inch = 10.8
|Apr snow inch = 4.5
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.4
|Nov snow inch = 10.7
|Dec snow inch = 31.6
|year snow inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 16.1
|Feb precipitation days = 14.0
|Mar precipitation days = 15.3
|Apr precipitation days = 14.4
|May precipitation days = 12.3
|Jun precipitation days = 11.7
|Jul precipitation days = 4.8
|Aug precipitation days = 4.3
|Sep precipitation days = 6.2
|Oct precipitation days = 12.0
|Nov precipitation days = 14.9
|Dec precipitation days = 17.6

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 10.7
|Feb snow days = 8.9
|Mar snow days = 6.3
|Apr snow days = 2.2
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.4
|Nov snow days = 4.9
|Dec snow days = 11.7

|Jan snow depth inch = 29.0
|Feb snow depth inch = 29.7
|Mar snow depth inch = 22.9
|Apr snow depth inch = 6.8
|May snow depth inch = 0.5
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.4
|Nov snow depth inch = 6.5
|Dec snow depth inch = 19.5
|year snow depth inch = 38.4

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00107046&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Pierce, ID
|access-date = October 29, 2022
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mso
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Missoula
|access-date = October 29, 2022
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 381
|1950= 544
|1960= 522
|1970= 1218
|1980= 1060
|1990= 746
|2000= 617
|2010= 508
|estyear=2019
|estimate=590
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $34,318, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $24,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,980.  About 14.7% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 27.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-12-18}}</ref> of 2010, there were 508 people, 235 households, and 150 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|619.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 296 housing units at an average density of {{convert|361.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 94.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.8% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.1% of the population.

There were 235 households, of which 18.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.2% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.67.

The median age in the city was 51 years. 16.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.9% were from 25 to 44; 39.8% were from 45 to 64; and 22.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 54.7% male and 45.3% female.

===Population history===
*1863 - 275<ref>[http://www.idahohistory.net/Reference%20Series/0129.pdf 1863 territorial census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216051841/http://www.idahohistory.net/Reference%20Series/0129.pdf |date=2012-02-16 }}, Idaho Territory via Idaho State Historical Society, 1863.  Accessed 2009-04-23.</ref>
*1864 - 131<ref>[http://www.idahohistory.net/Reference%20Series/0130.pdf 1864 territorial census] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216051836/http://www.idahohistory.net/Reference%20Series/0130.pdf |date=2012-02-16 }}, Idaho Territory via Idaho State Historical Society, 1864.  Accessed 2009-04-23.</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[E. William Gollings]] &ndash; American painter of western life

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.cityofpierce.com/}}
* [http://www.pierce-weippechamber.com/ Chamber of Commerce] - Pierce & Weippe, Idaho

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[[Category:Cities in Clearwater County, Idaho]]
[[Category:Cities in Idaho]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1860]]