RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Georgia >> Tift County >> Ferry Lake >> SummaryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Georgia

The Commemorative Quarter for Georgia





Summary for Ferry Lake


About Ferry Lake (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Tift County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Ferry Lk.

Time Zone: Ferry Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: 229

Elevation: 340 feet [103.63 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Ferry Lake:

Lat:   31.467400°   (or 31°28'2" N)

Lon:   -83.472900°   (or -83°28'22" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Tifton East<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Ferry Lake

GNIS ID:   331704

FIPS State / Place Code:   13 / 29210

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ferry Lake)


About Tift County

The community of Tifton is the County Seat for Tift County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Tift)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<4>     40,644   (0.98% increase since 2010)  
2010     40,251   (4.8% increase since 2000)
2000:     38,407

Total Area:<5>   268.8 sq. miles [696.2 km²]   - of which 3.67% is water (9.88 sq. miles [25.6 km²])

Housing Units: <6>   16,434

Official Website:   https://www.tiftcounty.org/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Tift

GNIS ID:   344090

FIPS State / County Code:   13 / 277

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ferry Lake)


About Georgia

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     10,628,020   (9.71% increase since 2010)  
2010:     9,687,653   (18.34% increase since 2000)
2000:     8,186,453

Websites for State of Georgia

Official Website:   https://georgia.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.exploregeorgia.org/

Parks:   https://gastateparks.org/

Fishing:   https://georgiawildlife.com/fishing/

Hunting:   https://georgiawildlife.com/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Georgia

GNIS ID:   1705317

FIPS State:   13

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Ferry Lake)

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ferry Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Ferry Lake, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Ferry Lake.
<4>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.
<5>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Ferry Lake. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<6>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).