Census Data for New Prospect
Population ...
The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave New Prospect a population of 6,945 people.
The community of New Prospect is located in Lawrence County. The 2010 Census gave Lawrence County; a population of 41,869 people. This means that New Prospect had 16.59% of the county's total population.
At the same time, Tennessee had a population of 6,346,105 people, meaning that New Prospect had 0.11% of the total population of Tennessee.
Lawrence County ...
New Prospect is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county had a population of 41,869 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 6,945 people, New Prospect represented 16.59% of the county's total.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lawrence County.
Miscellaneous Information for New Prospect ...
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 Lawrence County or the community of New Prospect:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 47 (Tennessee)
- County Code: 099 (Lawrence County)
- Place Code: 53020 (New Prospect)
- State & County Code: 47/099 (Tennessee / Lawrence County)
- State & Place Code: 47/53020 (Tennessee / New Prospect)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- New Prospect 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 New Prospect.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.tn.us/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |