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Census Data for Dears Ferry

As far as we can tell, Dears Ferry has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Dears Ferry, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Terry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Byram
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Byram is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
    • The population in 2015 was estimated at 11,509 people. This represents a 0.17% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 11,489 people.
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <1>
  • Florence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Richland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Jackson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Pearl
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Raymond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Braxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Braxton is located in Simpson County
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  • Flowood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hazlehurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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Hinds County ...

Dears Ferry is located in Hinds County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Dears 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 Hinds County or the community of Dears Ferry:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Dears Ferry:
    • GNIS ID for Dears Ferry: 688305
    • GNIS ID for Hinds County: 695748
    • GNIS ID for State of Mississippi: 1779790
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Dears Ferry is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Hinds, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.