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Unincorporated community
Map of Lauderdale County, showing Fowlkes in southern Dyer County
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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  (2020)
• Total	882
• Density	421.40/sq mi (162.73/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38024
Area code(s)	731
GNIS feature ID	1284753

Fowlkes is a small place in Dyer County, Tennessee, United States. It is known as an unincorporated community. This means it does not have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it is part of the larger county.

History of Fowlkes

Fowlkes was first started in 1882. It was founded by a person named W.P. Fowlkes. Back then, it was called Fowlkes Station.

A year later, in 1883, a railroad line was finished in Dyer County. This railroad was called the Newport News & Mississippi Valley Railroad. It was a very important part of the community. The train tracks went right through Fowlkes.

By 1887, Fowlkes had grown quite a bit. The community had its own school. There was also a Methodist church. People in Fowlkes also used grist mills to grind grain. They also had cotton gins to separate cotton fibers.

Population Facts

The number of people living in Fowlkes is counted regularly. This count is part of the United States Census. The census helps us understand how many people live in different areas.

According to the 2020 United States Census, 882 people lived in Fowlkes.