Census Data for Basin
As far as we can tell, Basin 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 Basin, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Naturita
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naturita
- Naturita is located in Montrose County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naturita <1>
- Nucla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nucla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nucla
- Nucla is located in Montrose County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nucla <1>
- Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Norwood is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
- Dove Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Creek
- Dove Creek is located in Dolores County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dove Creek <1>
- Sawpit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
San Miguel County ...
Basin is located in San Miguel County<3>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for San Miguel County.
Miscellaneous Information for Basin ...
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 San Miguel County or the community of Basin:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 08 (Colorado)
- County Code: 113 (San Miguel County)
- Place Code: 04990 (Basin)
- State & County Code: 08/113 (Colorado / San Miguel County)
- State & Place Code: 08/04990 (Colorado / Basin)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Basin is 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 Basin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Basin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Miguel County: www.sanmiguelcounty.org/
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)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including San Miguel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |