Fort Pierce, city, seat of Saint Lucie County, eastern Florida, on the Saint Lucie River and the Indian River (a lagoon connected by inlets to the Atlantic Ocean); incorporated 1901. It is a commercial, processing, and shipping center for a livestock and citrus producing region. A community college is here. The city is named for Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin K. Pierce, commander of the fort begun here in the late 1830s during the Second Seminole War. Population 33,802 (1980); 36,830 (1990); 37,516 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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