Census Data for Houston
Population ...
The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Houston a population of 110 people.
The community of Houston is located in Heard County. The 2010 Census gave Heard County; a population of 11,841 people. This means that Houston had 0.93% of the county's total population.
At the same time, Georgia had a population of 9,687,653 people.
Heard County ...
Houston is located in Heard County<2>.
The county had a population of 11,841 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 110 people, Houston represented 0.93% of the county's total.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Heard County.
Miscellaneous Information for Houston ...
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 Heard County or the community of Houston:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Houston:
- GNIS ID for Houston: 326331
- GNIS ID for Heard County: 347067
- GNIS ID for State of Georgia: 1705317
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 13 (Georgia)
- County Code: 149 (Heard County)
- Place Code: 40075 (Houston)
- State & County Code: 13/149 (Georgia / Heard County)
- State & Place Code: 13/40075 (Georgia / Houston)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Houston 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 Houston.
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Heard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |