Census Data for Shells Lick
As far as we can tell, Shells Lick<1> 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 Shells Lick, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- White Bird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grangeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Grangeville is located in Idaho County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grangeville <2>
- Riggins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stites
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites
- Stites is located in Idaho County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stites <2>
- Kooskia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskia
- Kooskia is located in Idaho County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kooskia <2>
Idaho County ...
Shells Lick is located in Idaho County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Idaho County.
Miscellaneous Information for Shells Lick ...
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 Idaho County or the community of Shells Lick:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Shells Lick:
- GNIS ID for Shells Lick: 397155
- GNIS ID for Idaho County: 395699
- 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: 049 (Idaho County)
- Place Code: 73495 (Shells Lick)
- State & County Code: 16/049 (Idaho / Idaho County)
- State & Place Code: 16/73495 (Idaho / Shells Lick)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Shells Lick 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 Shells Lick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shells Lick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
<1> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Shells Lick may originally have been Shell's Lick. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shells Lick might be written as Shell Lick. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Shells Lick. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Idaho, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |