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Census Data for Wales

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

  • Henderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Mills County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
  • Emerson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Macedonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Elliott is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <2>
  • Red Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hastings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Mills County
  • Griswold
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Coburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
    • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Stanton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Malvern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (98 more) ...
    • Silver City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Mills County
    • Treynor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Montgomery County

Montgomery County ...

Wales is located in Montgomery County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Wales ...

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 Montgomery County or the community of Wales:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Wales:
    • GNIS ID for Wales: 465957
    • GNIS ID for Montgomery County: 465257
    • 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: 137 (Montgomery County)
    • Place Code: 81795 (Wales)
    • State & County Code: 19/137 (Iowa / Montgomery County)
    • State & Place Code: 19/81795 (Iowa / Wales)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Wales 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 Wales.

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

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>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 Iowa's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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