Census Data for Lester

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

• Alma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
• Vernon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
• Kinmundy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinmundy
  • Kinmundy is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinmundy <2>
• Patoka
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patoka <2>
• Saint Peter
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
  • Saint Peter is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <2>
• Farina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
  • Farina is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <2>
• Salem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
• Brownstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
  • Brownstown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <2>
• Odin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Odin is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <2>
• Vandalia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <2>
• Sandoval
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
  • Sandoval is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <2>
• Iuka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Iuka is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
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  • Keyesport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesport
    • Keyesport is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyesport <2>
  • Saint Elmo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Elmo <2>
  • Junction City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Marion County

Marion County ...

Lester is located in Marion County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Lester ...

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 Marion County or the community of Lester:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Lester:
  • GNIS ID for Lester: 422909
  • GNIS ID for Marion County: 424259
  • 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: 121 (Marion County)
  • Place Code: 42985 (Lester)
  • State & County Code: 17/121 (Illinois / Marion County)
  • State & Place Code: 17/42985 (Illinois / Lester)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Lester 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 Lester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)