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Census Data for Clarks Ferry

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Clarks Ferry a population of 393 people.

The community of Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County. The 2010 Census gave Lincoln County; a population of 33,382 people. This means that Clarks Ferry had 1.18% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Tennessee had a population of 6,346,105 people.

Lincoln County ...

Clarks Ferry<2> is located in Lincoln County<3>.

The county had a population of 33,382 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 393 people, Clarks Ferry represented 1.18% of the county's total.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Clarks 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 Lincoln County or the community of Clarks Ferry:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Clarks Ferry:
    • GNIS ID for Clarks Ferry: 1310340
    • GNIS ID for Lincoln County: 1639766
    • GNIS ID for State of Tennessee: 1325873
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Clarks 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 Clarks Ferry.

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>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Clarks Ferry may originally have been Clark's Ferry. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Clarks Ferry might be written as Clark Ferry. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Clarks Ferry.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.