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Census Data for Welka

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

  • Pollard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
  • Flomaton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Century
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Escambia County
  • Brewton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • East Brewton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewton
    • East Brewton is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton <2>
  • Atmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Castleberry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
    • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
  • Repton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repton
    • Repton is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Repton <2>
  • Milton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Excel
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
    • Excel is located in Monroe County

Escambia County ...

Welka is located in Escambia County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Welka ...

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 Escambia County or the community of Welka:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Welka:
    • GNIS ID for Welka: 157229
    • GNIS ID for Escambia County: 161552
    • 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: 053 (Escambia County)
    • Place Code: 80630 (Welka)
    • State & County Code: 01/053 (Alabama / Escambia County)
    • State & Place Code: 01/80630 (Alabama / Welka)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Welka 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 Welka.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Welka. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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