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Census Data for Palos

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

  • West Jefferson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • Graysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Adamsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cardiff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
  • Dora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brookside is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
  • Maytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Maytown is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Mulga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sumiton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sylvan Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cordova
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (981 more) ...
    • Sipsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sipsey is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
    • Fairfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

Jefferson County ...

Palos is located in Jefferson County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Palos ...

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 Jefferson County or the community of Palos:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Palos:
    • GNIS ID for Palos: 156853
    • GNIS ID for Jefferson County: 161562
    • 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: 073 (Jefferson County)
    • Place Code: 57864 (Palos)
    • State & County Code: 01/073 (Alabama / Jefferson County)
    • State & Place Code: 01/57864 (Alabama / Palos)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Palos 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 Palos.

Footnotes ...

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