Census Data for American City

So far, we found very little information about American City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added American City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with American City, please Contact Us.

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

• Central City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Gilpin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <3>
• Black Hawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <3>
• Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville - Lawson - Dumont
  • Downieville - Lawson - Dumont is located in Clear Creek County
• Nederland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nederland
  • Nederland is located in Boulder County
  • Former names for Nederland:
  • Browns Crossing
  • Dayton
  • Middle Boulder
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nederland <3>
• Empire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <3>
• Idaho Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <3>
• Winter Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Grand County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <3>
• Georgetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
• Fraser
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Fraser is located in Grand County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <3>
• Silver Plume
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <3>
• Ward
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <3>
• Boulder
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Boulder County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <3>
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  • Jamestown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
  • Golden
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
    • Golden is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <3>
  • Granby
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
    • Granby is located in Grand County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <3>

Gilpin County ...

American City is located in Gilpin County<4>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for American City ...

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 Gilpin County or the community of American City:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to American City:
  • GNIS ID for American City: 181519
  • GNIS ID for Gilpin County: 198139
  • GNIS ID for State of Colorado: 1779779

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 08 (Colorado)
  • County Code: 047 (Gilpin County)
  • Place Code: 01860 (American City)
  • State & County Code: 08/047 (Colorado / Gilpin County)
  • State & Place Code: 08/01860 (Colorado / American City)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • American City would have been located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for American City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Gilpin County: www.co.gilpin.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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

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