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Census Data for Bowers Hill

As far as we can tell, Bowers Hill<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 Hill, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Portsmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chesapeake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake <2>
  • Norfolk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Suffolk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Smithfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <2>
  • Windsor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Newport News
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Poquoson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
    • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <2>
  • Virginia Beach
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Ivor
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Franklin
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

Miscellaneous Information for Bowers Hill ...

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 or the community of Bowers Hill:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Bowers Hill:
    • GNIS ID for Bowers Hill: 1492614
    • GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 51 (Virginia)
    • Place Code: 08840 (Bowers Hill)
    • State & Place Code: 51/08840 (Virginia / Bowers Hill)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Bowers Hill 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 Hill.

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

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 Hill may originally have been Bower's Hill. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bowers Hill might be written as Bower Hill. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Bowers Hill.
<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.









 

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