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Pierce County

county in the state of Washington, United States
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Pierce County

Summary

Pierce County is a county of Washington[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of county_of_washington entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (908 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pierce County is located in Washington[3].
  • Pierce County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Pierce County's instance of is recorded as county of Washington[5].
  • Pierce County's capital is recorded as Tacoma[6].
  • Pierce County's shares border with is recorded as King County[7].
  • Pierce County's shares border with is recorded as Yakima County[8].
  • Pierce County's shares border with is recorded as Lewis County[9].
  • Pierce County's shares border with is recorded as Thurston County[10].
  • Pierce County's shares border with is recorded as Mason County[11].
  • Pierce County's shares border with is recorded as Kitsap County[12].
  • Pierce County's shares border with is recorded as Kittitas County[13].
  • Franklin Pierce is named after Pierce County[14].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Auburn[15].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bonney Lake[16].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Buckley[17].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as DuPont[18].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Edgewood[19].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fife[20].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fircrest[21].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gig Harbor[22].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lakewood[23].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Milton[24].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Orting[25].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pacific[26].
  • Pierce County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Puyallup[27].

Body

Geography

Pierce County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington[3].

Physical Characteristics

Pierce County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+4679'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+795225'}[29], {'amount': '+795496'}[30], {'amount': '+803393'}[31], {'amount': '+812055'}[32], {'amount': '+819743'}[33], and {'amount': '+843954'}[34].

Designation and Status

Pierce County's instance of is recorded as county of Washington[5].

History and Context

December 22, 1852 marks the founding of Pierce County[35]. Franklin Pierce is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Pierce County ranks in the top 5% of county_of_washington entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (908 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Franklin Pierce Tacoma-Pierce County Obituary Index United States Washington

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3814129
    Taxonomicon id → 1808313
    Obo gazetteer id → 00006456
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  2. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Pierce County, Washington
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Washington
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Pierce County, Washington
    Different from → Pierce County, Pierce County, Pierce County +1
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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