Fowlkes, Tennessee
Fowlkes is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States.
History
Originally founded as Fowlkes Station in 1882 by W.P. Fowlkes, the following year the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad was completed in Dyer County. The line for this railroad passed through the community of Fowlkes. By 1887, the community supported a school, a Methodist church, and multiple grist mills and cotton gins.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 882 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Education
The school district is the Dyer County School District. The zoned high school is Dyer County High School in Newbern.
Notes
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Fowlkes, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Fowlkes TN ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ Goodspeed's History of Tennessee. Nashville, TN: The Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1887. p. 850.
- ^ "Goodspeed History - Dyer County". tn-roots.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dyer County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 6, 2024. - Text list
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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