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Census Data for Black

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

  • Bone Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Albion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Salem is located in Edwards County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • Mount Erie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Browns
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Golden Gate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calhoun
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Grayville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Keensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...
    • Jeffersonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Burnt Prairie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Noble
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

Edwards County ...

Black is located in Edwards County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Black ...

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 Edwards County or the community of Black:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Black:
    • GNIS ID for Black: 422469
    • GNIS ID for Edwards County: 424225
    • 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: 047 (Edwards County)
    • Place Code: 06249 (Black)
    • State & County Code: 17/047 (Illinois / Edwards County)
    • State & Place Code: 17/06249 (Illinois / Black)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Black 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 Black.

Footnotes ...

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