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Census Data for Sims Chapel

As far as we can tell, Sims Chapel<1> 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 Sims Chapel, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • McIntosh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Citronelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chatom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Creola
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Creola is located in Mobile County
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  • Leakesville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • State Line
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
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  • Jackson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Satsuma
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Saraland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Millry
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

Washington County ...

Sims Chapel is located in Washington County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Sims Chapel ...

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 Washington County or the community of Sims Chapel:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Sims Chapel:
    • GNIS ID for Sims Chapel: 155628
    • GNIS ID for Washington County: 161590
    • GNIS ID for State of Alabama: 1779775
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Sims Chapel 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 Sims Chapel.

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Sims Chapel may originally have been Sim's Chapel. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Sims Chapel might be written as Sim Chapel. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Sims Chapel.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.