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Census Data for Hanson

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

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    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bingham
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  • Ohlman
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    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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Shelby County ...

Hanson is primarily located in Shelby County<2>. A portion of Hanson extends into Fayette County.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Hanson ...

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 Shelby County or the community of Hanson:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Hanson:
    • GNIS ID for Hanson: 422781
    • GNIS ID for Shelby County: 1785051
    • 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: 173 (Shelby County)
    • Place Code: 32785 (Hanson)
    • State & County Code: 17/173 (Illinois / Shelby County)
    • State & Place Code: 17/32785 (Illinois / Hanson)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Hanson 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 Hanson.

Footnotes ...

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