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Census Data for Atlanta

So far, we found very little information about Atlanta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Atlanta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atlanta, please Contact Us.


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

Lincoln County ...

Atlanta is located in Lincoln County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lincoln County.

Miscellaneous Information for Atlanta ...

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 Lincoln County or the community of Atlanta:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Atlanta:
    • GNIS ID for Atlanta: 855959
    • GNIS ID for Lincoln County: 863992
    • GNIS ID for State of Nevada: 1779793
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 32 (Nevada)
    • County Code: 017 (Lincoln County)
    • Place Code: 03600 (Atlanta)
    • State & County Code: 32/017 (Nevada / Lincoln County)
    • State & Place Code: 32/03600 (Nevada / Atlanta)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Atlanta would have been located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Atlanta.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Atlanta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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