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Census Data for Galen

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

Macon County ...

Galen is located in Macon County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Galen ...

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 Macon County or the community of Galen:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Galen:
    • GNIS ID for Galen: 1285084
    • GNIS ID for Macon County: 1639768
    • 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: 111 (Macon County)
    • Place Code: 28520 (Galen)
    • State & County Code: 47/111 (Tennessee / Macon County)
    • State & Place Code: 47/28520 (Tennessee / Galen)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Galen 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 Galen.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.