Census Data for Cowans Ford

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

Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
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Cornelius
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
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Davidson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davidson is located in Mecklenburg County
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Mount Holly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
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Stanley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in Gaston County
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Spencer Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
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- The population in 2016 was estimated at 36 people. This represents a 2.7% decrease since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 37 people.
Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Gaston County
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High Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
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Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell is located in Gaston County
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McAdenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McAdenville is located in Gaston County
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Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresville is located in Iredell County
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Ranlo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
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- Cramerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Cramerton is located in Gaston County
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- Dallas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Dallas is located in Gaston County
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- Charlotte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
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  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <2>

Lincoln County ...

Cowans Ford is primarily located in Lincoln County<3>. A portion of Cowans Ford extends into Mecklenburg County.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Cowans Ford ...

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 Lincoln County or the community of Cowans Ford:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Cowans Ford:
- GNIS ID for Cowans Ford: 1019817
- GNIS ID for Lincoln County: 1008569
- GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
- County Code: 109 (Lincoln County)
- Place Code: 15100 (Cowans Ford)
- State & County Code: 37/109 (North Carolina / Lincoln County)
- State & Place Code: 37/15100 (North Carolina / Cowans Ford)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Cowans Ford 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 Ford.

Footnotes ...

<1>	It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Cowans Ford may originally have been Cowan's Ford. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cowans Ford might be written as Cowan Ford. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Cowans Ford.
<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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.