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Census Data for Spring Lake

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Spring Lake a population of 29,036 people.

The community of Spring Lake is located in Shelby County. The 2010 Census gave Shelby County; a population of 928,447 people. This means that Spring Lake had 3.13% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Tennessee had a population of 6,346,105 people, meaning that Spring Lake had 0.46% of the total population of Tennessee.

Shelby County ...

Spring Lake is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county had a population of 928,447 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 29,036 people, Spring Lake represented 3.13% of the county's total.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Spring Lake ...

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 Shelby County or the community of Spring Lake:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Spring Lake:
    • GNIS ID for Spring Lake: 1648147
    • GNIS ID for Shelby County: 1639790
    • GNIS ID for State of Tennessee: 1325873
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake.

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