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Census Data for Obed

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

Shelby County ...

Obed is located in Shelby County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Obed ...

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 Obed:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Obed:
    • GNIS ID for Obed: 423030
    • 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: 55093 (Obed)
    • State & County Code: 17/173 (Illinois / Shelby County)
    • State & Place Code: 17/55093 (Illinois / Obed)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Obed 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 Obed.

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.