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Census Data for Dorcas

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

  • Crestview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Laurel Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Paxton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Florala
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lockhart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • De Funiak Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Niceville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Valparaiso
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Freeport
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shalimar
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Destin
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Cinco Bayou
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cinco Bayou is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Bayou
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    • Fort Walton Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ponce de Leon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Onycha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Onycha is located in Covington County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha

Okaloosa County ...

Dorcas is located in Okaloosa County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Dorcas ...

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 Okaloosa County or the community of Dorcas:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Dorcas:
    • GNIS ID for Dorcas: 294748
    • GNIS ID for Okaloosa County: 306915
    • GNIS ID for State of Florida: 294478
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 12 (Florida)
    • County Code: 091 (Okaloosa County)
    • Place Code: 17950 (Dorcas)
    • State & County Code: 12/091 (Florida / Okaloosa County)
    • State & Place Code: 12/17950 (Florida / Dorcas)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Dorcas is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

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

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Okaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.