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Census Data for Charleston

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

  • Donnellson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Lee County
  • Montrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nauvoo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • West Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Revere
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Paul
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Lee County
  • Houghton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
    • Houghton is located in Lee County
  • Wayland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
  • Keokuk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • Kahoka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
      • Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <1>
    • Bonaparte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonaparte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaparte
      • Bonaparte is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonaparte <1>
    • Hamilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <1>

Lee County ...

Charleston is located in Lee County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Charleston ...

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 Lee County or the community of Charleston:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Charleston:
    • GNIS ID for Charleston: 455355
    • GNIS ID for Lee County: 465244
    • GNIS ID for State of Iowa: 1779785
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 19 (Iowa)
    • County Code: 111 (Lee County)
    • Place Code: 12810 (Charleston)
    • State & County Code: 19/111 (Iowa / Lee County)
    • State & Place Code: 19/12810 (Iowa / Charleston)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Charleston is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

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

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 Iowa's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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