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Census Data for Blacks

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

  • Clayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Camp Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • La Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mound Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mound Station is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
  • Coatsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Columbus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Augusta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bowen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Camden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loraine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Sterling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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Adams County ...

Blacks is located in Adams County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Blacks ...

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 Adams County or the community of Blacks:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Blacks:
    • GNIS ID for Blacks: 1785255
    • GNIS ID for Adams County: 424202
    • 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: 001 (Adams County)
    • Place Code: 06353 (Blacks)
    • State & County Code: 17/001 (Illinois / Adams County)
    • State & Place Code: 17/06353 (Illinois / Blacks)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Blacks 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 Blacks.

Footnotes ...

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