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Census Data for Shackle Island

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Shackle Island a population of 2,844 people.

The community of Shackle Island is located in Sumner County. The 2010 Census gave Sumner County; a population of 161,214 people. This means that Shackle Island had 1.76% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Tennessee had a population of 6,346,105 people, meaning that Shackle Island had 0.04% of the total population of Tennessee.

Sumner County ...

Shackle Island is located in Sumner County<2>.

The county had a population of 161,214 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 2,844 people, Shackle Island represented 1.76% of the county's total.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Shackle Island ...

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 Sumner County or the community of Shackle Island:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Shackle Island:
    • GNIS ID for Shackle Island: 1315896
    • GNIS ID for Sumner County: 1639794
    • GNIS ID for State of Tennessee: 1325873
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Shackle Island 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 Shackle Island.

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