Pierz (US-MN)

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Pierz is a city in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,393 at the 2010 census. Pierz was named for Father Francis Xavier Pierz (Slov.: Franc Pirc), a Slovenian born Catholic priest who came to Minnesota during the early 1850s as a missionary to the native Ojibwe people. The town was incorporated on January 12, 1892 under the name "Rich Prairie", however on August 15, 1894, residents voted to change the name to Pierz, in honor of Father Pierz.

Pierz uses the zip code 56364.

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