Census Data for Shell Creek
Population ...
The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Shell Creek a population of 20,335 people.
The community of Shell Creek is located in Carter County. The 2010 Census gave Carter County; a population of 57,424 people. This means that Shell Creek had 35.41% of the county's total population.
At the same time, Tennessee had a population of 6,346,105 people, meaning that Shell Creek had 0.32% of the total population of Tennessee.
Carter County ...
Shell Creek is located in Carter County<2>.
The county had a population of 57,424 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 20,335 people, Shell Creek represented 35.41% of the county's total.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Carter County.
Miscellaneous Information for Shell Creek ...
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 Carter County or the community of Shell Creek:
- 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: 019 (Carter County)
- Place Code: 67780 (Shell Creek)
- State & County Code: 47/019 (Tennessee / Carter County)
- State & Place Code: 47/67780 (Tennessee / Shell Creek)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Shell Creek 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 Shell Creek.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |