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Census Data for Obsidian

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

Custer County ...

Obsidian is located in Custer County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Obsidian ...

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 Custer County or the community of Obsidian:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Obsidian:
    • GNIS ID for Obsidian: 396978
    • GNIS ID for Custer County: 399758
    • GNIS ID for State of Idaho: 1779783
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 16 (Idaho)
    • County Code: 037 (Custer County)
    • Place Code: 58400 (Obsidian)
    • State & County Code: 16/037 (Idaho / Custer County)
    • State & Place Code: 16/58400 (Idaho / Obsidian)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Obsidian 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 Obsidian.

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