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Census Data for Nelson

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

  • Cusseta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lanett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • LaFayette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Opelika
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Five Points
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Points is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Waverly is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • LaGrange
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Smith's Station
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
  • Hamilton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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Chambers County ...

Nelson is located in Chambers County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Nelson ...

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 Chambers County or the community of Nelson:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Nelson:
    • GNIS ID for Nelson: 123691
    • GNIS ID for Chambers County: 161534
    • 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: 017 (Chambers County)
    • Place Code: 53630 (Nelson)
    • State & County Code: 01/017 (Alabama / Chambers County)
    • State & Place Code: 01/53630 (Alabama / Nelson)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Nelson 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 Nelson.

Footnotes ...

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