Census Data for Matthews Junction

As far as we can tell, Matthews Junction<1> 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 Matthews Junction, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Vergennes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vergennes is located in Jackson County
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Dowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dowell is located in Jackson County
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Ava
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ava is located in Jackson County
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Du Quoin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
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Elkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elkville is located in Jackson County
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Pinckneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
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Campbell Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell Hill is located in Jackson County
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Saint Johns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
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Cutler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler is located in Perry County
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Willisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willisville is located in Perry County
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De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto is located in Jackson County
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Murphysboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
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- Percy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  - Percy is located in Randolph County
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- Hurst
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Hurst is located in Williamson County
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- Royalton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Royalton is located in Franklin County
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Perry County ...

Matthews Junction is primarily located in Perry County<3>. A portion of Matthews Junction extends into Jackson County.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Matthews Junction ...

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 Perry County or the community of Matthews Junction:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Matthews Junction:
- GNIS ID for Matthews Junction: 422950
- GNIS ID for Perry County: 1784940
- 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: 145 (Perry County)
- Place Code: 47548 (Matthews Junction)
- State & County Code: 17/145 (Illinois / Perry County)
- State & Place Code: 17/47548 (Illinois / Matthews Junction)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Matthews Junction 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 Matthews Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>	It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Matthews Junction may originally have been Matthew's Junction. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Matthews Junction might be written as Matthew Junction. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Matthews Junction.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.