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Census Data for Powells Ferry

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Powells Ferry a population of 1,322 people.

The community of Powells Ferry is located in Lake County. The 2010 Census gave Lake County; a population of 7,827 people. This means that Powells Ferry had 16.89% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Tennessee had a population of 6,346,105 people, meaning that Powells Ferry had 0.02% of the total population of Tennessee.

Lake County ...

Powells Ferry is located in Lake County<2>.

The county had a population of 7,827 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 1,322 people, Powells Ferry represented 16.89% of the county's total.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Powells 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 Lake County or the community of Powells Ferry:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Powells Ferry:
    • GNIS ID for Powells Ferry: 1311422
    • GNIS ID for Lake County: 1639762
    • GNIS ID for State of Tennessee: 1325873
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Powells 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 Powells Ferry.

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 Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.