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Census Data for Crain

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

  • Gorham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ava
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Murphysboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Campbell Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Grand Tower
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Altenburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Frohna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
  • Vergennes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Willisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • De Soto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Carbondale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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    • Longtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Longtown is located in Perry County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
    • Old Appleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
    • Alto Pass
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

Jackson County ...

Crain is located in Jackson County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Crain ...

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 Jackson County or the community of Crain:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Crain:
    • GNIS ID for Crain: 422588
    • GNIS ID for Jackson County: 424240
    • 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: 077 (Jackson County)
    • Place Code: 17180 (Crain)
    • State & County Code: 17/077 (Illinois / Jackson County)
    • State & Place Code: 17/17180 (Illinois / Crain)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Crain 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 Crain.

Footnotes ...

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