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Census Data for Watkins Glen

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

  • Vestavia Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Birmingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Springs Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Irondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tarrant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lipscomb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
  • Midfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Brighton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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    • Pelham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bessemer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chelsea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chelsea is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • The population in 2015 was estimated at 12,059 people. This represents a 18.42% increase since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 10,183 people.
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <2>

Jefferson County ...

Watkins Glen is located in Jefferson County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Watkins Glen ...

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 Watkins Glen:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Watkins Glen:
    • GNIS ID for Watkins Glen: 1700264
    • GNIS ID for Jefferson County: 161562
    • GNIS ID for State of Alabama: 1779775
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Watkins Glen 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 Watkins Glen.

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Watkins Glen may originally have been Watkin's Glen. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Watkins Glen might be written as Watkin Glen. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Watkins Glen.
<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 Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.