Census Data for Dyers Ferry
Population ...
The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Dyers Ferry a population of 17,145 people.
The community of Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County. The 2010 Census gave Grainger County; a population of 22,657 people. This means that Dyers Ferry had 75.7% of the county's total population.
At the same time, Tennessee had a population of 6,346,105 people, meaning that Dyers Ferry had 0.27% of the total population of Tennessee.
Grainger County ...
Dyers Ferry<2> is located in Grainger County<3>.
The county had a population of 22,657 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 17,145 people, Dyers Ferry represented 75.7% of the county's total.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Grainger County.
Miscellaneous Information for Dyers 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 Grainger County or the community of Dyers Ferry:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Dyers 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 Dyers Ferry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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 Dyers Ferry may originally have been Dyer's Ferry. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dyers Ferry might be written as Dyer Ferry. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Dyers Ferry. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Grainger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |