Census Data for Cowans Ferry

As far as we can tell, Cowans Ferry<1> 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 Cowans Ferry, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

East Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
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Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer is located in Rowan County
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Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington is located in Davidson County
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Salisbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Rowan County
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Granite Quarry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
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Cooleemee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cooleemee is located in Davie County
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Faith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Faith is located in Rowan County
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Rockwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockwell is located in Rowan County
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Mocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mocksville is located in Davie County
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Denton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Davidson County
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Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
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Bermuda Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Run is located in Davie County
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- China Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  - China Grove is located in Rowan County
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- Cleveland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Cleveland is located in Rowan County
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- Misenheimer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Misenheimer is located in Stanly County
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Davidson County ...

Cowans Ferry is located in Davidson County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Cowans 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 Davidson County or the community of Cowans Ferry:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Cowans Ferry:
- GNIS ID for Cowans Ferry: 1002033
- GNIS ID for Davidson County: 1008548
- GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Cowans 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 Cowans Ferry.

Footnotes ...

<1>	It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Cowans Ferry may originally have been Cowan's Ferry. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cowans Ferry might be written as Cowan Ferry. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Cowans Ferry.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.