Census Data for Bowers Ferry

Population ...

The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2019 and it gave Bowers Ferry a population of 485 people.

The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Bowers Ferry a population of 465 people.

The community of Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County. The 2010 Census gave Carroll County; a population of 110,655 people. This means that Bowers Ferry had 0.42% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Georgia had a population of 9,687,653 people.

Carroll County ...

Bowers Ferry<3> is located in Carroll County<4>.

The county had a population of 110,655 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 465 people, Bowers Ferry represented 0.42% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Carroll County.

Miscellaneous Information for Bowers Ferry ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Carroll County or the community of Bowers Ferry:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Bowers Ferry:
- GNIS ID for Bowers Ferry: 350079
- GNIS ID for Carroll County: 326650
- GNIS ID for State of Georgia: 1705317

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Bowers Ferry is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Bowers Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<2>	Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020.
<3>	It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Bowers Ferry may originally have been Bower's Ferry. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bowers Ferry might be written as Bower Ferry. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowers Ferry.
<4>	If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.