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Census Data for Bowers Ferry

As far as we can tell, Bowers Ferry<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Bowers Ferry, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Fries
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Galax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hillsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wytheville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <2>
  • Low Gap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Rural Retreat
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sparta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <2>
  • Pulaski
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <2>
  • Mount Airy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
    • Mount Airy is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <2>
  • Dublin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
  • Dobson
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
    • Dobson is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <2>
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Carroll County ...

Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County<4>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Bowers 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 Carroll County or the community of Bowers Ferry:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Bowers Ferry:
    • GNIS ID for Bowers Ferry: 1738606
    • GNIS ID for Carroll County: 1480108
    • GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Bowers Ferry is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Bowers Ferry.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bowers Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.co.carroll.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Bowers Ferry may originally have been Bower's Ferry. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bowers Ferry might be written as Bower Ferry. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowers Ferry.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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