Census Data for Opossum
As far as we can tell, Opossum 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 Opossum, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Henning
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ripley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gates is also located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Halls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burlison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gilt Edge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Stanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Luxora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Mason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maury City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Burdette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
Lauderdale County ...
Opossum is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lauderdale County.
Miscellaneous Information for Opossum ...
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 Lauderdale County or the community of Opossum:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Opossum:
- GNIS ID for Opossum: 1315653
- GNIS ID for Lauderdale County: 1639763
- GNIS ID for State of Tennessee: 1325873
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Opossum 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 Opossum.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |