Fort Pierce is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is also known as the Sunrise City, sister to San Francisco, California, the Sunset City. The population was 37,516 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 37,959. It is the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida.

Fort Pierce is part of the Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Fort Pierce is located at (27.438817, -80.335471).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.8 km² (20.8 square mile). 14.7 square miles (38.2 km²)...

Fort Pierce is a city in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States. It is also known as the Sunrise City, sister to San Francisco, California, the Sunset City. The population was 37,516 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 37,959. It is the county seat of St. Lucie County, Florida.

Fort Pierce is part of the Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography
Fort Pierce is located at (27.438817, -80.335471).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.8 km² (20.8 square mile). 14.7 square miles (38.2 km²) of it is land and 6.0 square miles (15.6 km²) of it (35.00%) is water.

Fort Pierce was the destruction site of three major hurricanes within 2 years: Hurricane Frances, Hurricane Jeanne, September 2004 (which both hit the city by the eye), and Hurricane Wilma, October 2005.