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Census Data for Wales

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Wales a population of 1,898 people.

The community of Wales is located in Giles County. The 2010 Census gave Giles County; a population of 29,406 people. This means that Wales had 6.45% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Tennessee had a population of 6,346,105 people, meaning that Wales had 0.03% of the total population of Tennessee.

Giles County ...

Wales is located in Giles County<2>.

The county had a population of 29,406 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 1,898 people, Wales represented 6.45% of the county's total.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Wales ...

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 Giles County or the community of Wales:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Wales:
    • GNIS ID for Wales: 1304328
    • GNIS ID for Giles County: 1639746
    • GNIS ID for State of Tennessee: 1325873
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 47 (Tennessee)
    • County Code: 055 (Giles County)
    • Place Code: 77600 (Wales)
    • State & County Code: 47/055 (Tennessee / Giles County)
    • State & Place Code: 47/77600 (Tennessee / Wales)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Wales 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 Wales.

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