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Census Data for Colwell

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

  • Glencoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Southside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ohatchee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gadsden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacksonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Weaver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Attalla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Reece City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Reece City is located in Etowah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
  • Anniston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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    • Ragland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
    • Steele
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

Calhoun County ...

Colwell is located in Calhoun County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Colwell ...

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 Calhoun County or the community of Colwell:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Colwell:
    • GNIS ID for Colwell: 116464
    • GNIS ID for Calhoun County: 161533
    • GNIS ID for State of Alabama: 1779775
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 01 (Alabama)
    • County Code: 015 (Calhoun County)
    • Place Code: 16840 (Colwell)
    • State & County Code: 01/015 (Alabama / Calhoun County)
    • State & Place Code: 01/16840 (Alabama / Colwell)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Colwell is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

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

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.