Pierz Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, home to about 577 people across 28 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56364.
Homes sold for a median of $146 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population57721 per sq mi
Median home value$322,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$146Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Pierz Township, part in Pierz City and Buh
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pierz Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Pierz Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)88 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN82 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL429 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pierz Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Pierz Township had 595 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 945th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Morrison County grew from 22,891 residents in 1900 to 34,010 in 2020.
Morrison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 4°F. About 27.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 53 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Falls 2nne, MN weather station (12 miles away).
Jobs in Morrison County
8,532 jobs at 933 businesses in Morrison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
18 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pierz Township.
Nearest hospitals
St. Gabriels HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Little Falls13.6 miles
Mille Lacs Health SystemCritical access hospital · emergency room · Onamia20.8 miles
Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Brainerd25.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
5
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
2
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Pierz Township
Parks (6 nearby)
Pierz Park · 19 acres2.2 mi
Pierz LegionPark · 14 acres1.9 mi
Vic Kasper Memorial Park · 7 acres2.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Pierz Public Library2.5 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Pierz Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Pioneer ElementaryPierz
Pre-K–6
607
Public
2.0 mi
Healy SecondaryPierz
7–12
607
Public
2.1 mi
Pierz Alternative ProgramPierz
10–12
—
Alternative Education
2.1 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Holy Trinity Catholic SchoolPierz
K–6
123
Roman Catholic
2.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Pierz City, Buh, Agram, Platte, Buckman Township, Buckman City, Granite, Morrill, Pulaski, Harding, Hillman Township (Morrison County), Platte Lake, Lastrup and Genola.
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