Fowlkes, Tennessee | |
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Coordinates: 35°58′14″N89°23′10″W / 35.97056°N 89.38611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Dyer |
Founded | 1882 |
Area | |
• Total | 2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2) |
• Land | 2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 341 ft (104 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 882 |
• Density | 421.40/sq mi (162.73/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 38024 [4] |
Area code | 731 |
GNIS feature ID | 1284753 [2] |
Fowlkes is an unincorporated community in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. [2]
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. [5] [6]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 882 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] |
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