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Census Data for Powells Corner

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

  • Virginia Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Norfolk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Portsmouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Chesapeake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Hampton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Poquoson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Suffolk
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Newport News
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cape Charles
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
    • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <2>
  • Smithfield
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>

Miscellaneous Information for Powells Corner ...

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 Powells Corner:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Powells Corner:
    • GNIS ID for Powells Corner: 1499909
    • 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: 64336 (Powells Corner)
    • State & Place Code: 51/64336 (Virginia / Powells Corner)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Powells Corner 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 Powells Corner.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Powells Corner. 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 Powells Corner may originally have been Powell's Corner. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Powells Corner might be written as Powell Corner. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Powells Corner.
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<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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