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Census Data for Avena

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

Fayette County ...

Avena is located in Fayette County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Avena ...

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 Fayette County or the community of Avena:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Avena:
    • GNIS ID for Avena: 422424
    • GNIS ID for Fayette County: 424227
    • 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: 051 (Fayette County)
    • Place Code: 03142 (Avena)
    • State & County Code: 17/051 (Illinois / Fayette County)
    • State & Place Code: 17/03142 (Illinois / Avena)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Avena 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 Avena.

Footnotes ...

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