Census Data for Ochwalkee

Population ...

The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2019 and it gave Ochwalkee a population of 3,732 people.

The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Ochwalkee a population of 3,414 people.

The community of Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County. The 2010 Census gave Wheeler County; a population of 7,769 people. This means that Ochwalkee had 43.94% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Georgia had a population of 9,687,653 people, meaning that Ochwalkee had 0.04% of the total population of Georgia.

Wheeler County ...

Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County<3>.

The county had a population of 7,769 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 3,414 people, Ochwalkee represented 43.94% of the county's total.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Ochwalkee ...

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 Wheeler County or the community of Ochwalkee:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Ochwalkee:
- GNIS ID for Ochwalkee: 326435
- GNIS ID for Wheeler County: 351278
- 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: 309 (Wheeler County)
- Place Code: 57400 (Ochwalkee)
- State & County Code: 13/309 (Georgia / Wheeler County)
- State & Place Code: 13/57400 (Georgia / Ochwalkee)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Ochwalkee 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 Ochwalkee.

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>	If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Wheeler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.