Census Data for Colonial Heights

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Colonial Heights a population of 6,934 people.

The community of Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County. The 2010 Census gave Sullivan County; a population of 156,749 people. This means that Colonial Heights had 4.42% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Tennessee had a population of 6,346,105 people, meaning that Colonial Heights had 0.11% of the total population of Tennessee.

Sullivan County ...

Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County<2>.

The county had a population of 156,749 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 6,934 people, Colonial Heights represented 4.42% of the county's total.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Colonial Heights ...

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 Sullivan County or the community of Colonial Heights:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Colonial Heights:
- GNIS ID for Colonial Heights: 1281022
- GNIS ID for Sullivan County: 1639793
- GNIS ID for State of Tennessee: 1325873

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 47 (Tennessee)
- County Code: 163 (Sullivan County)
- Place Code: 16500 (Colonial Heights)
- State & County Code: 47/163 (Tennessee / Sullivan County)
- State & Place Code: 47/16500 (Tennessee / Colonial Heights)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights.

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