Census Data for Atwater

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

Standard City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
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Waggoner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waggoner is located in Montgomery County
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Nilwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nilwood is located in Macoupin County
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Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville is located in Montgomery County
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Girard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Girard is located in Macoupin County
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Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Montgomery County
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Carlinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinville is located in Macoupin County
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Harvel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harvel is located in Montgomery County
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Litchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Litchfield is located in Montgomery County
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Virden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Virden is located in Macoupin County
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Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Butler is located in Montgomery County
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East Gillespie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
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- Thayer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Thayer is located in Sangamon County
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- Eagarville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  - Eagarville is located in Macoupin County
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- Gillespie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  - Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
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Macoupin County ...

Atwater is located in Macoupin County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Atwater ...

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 Macoupin County or the community of Atwater:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Atwater:
- GNIS ID for Atwater: 422421
- GNIS ID for Macoupin County: 424257
- GNIS ID for State of Illinois: 1779784

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 17 (Illinois)
- County Code: 117 (Macoupin County)
- Place Code: 02869 (Atwater)
- State & County Code: 17/117 (Illinois / Macoupin County)
- State & Place Code: 17/02869 (Illinois / Atwater)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Atwater is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

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

Footnotes ...

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