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Census Data for Piankashawtown

So far, we found very little information about Piankashawtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Piankashawtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Piankashawtown, please Contact Us.


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

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Edwards County ...

Piankashawtown is located in Edwards County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Piankashawtown ...

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 Edwards County or the community of Piankashawtown:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Piankashawtown:
    • GNIS ID for Piankashawtown: 1808165
    • GNIS ID for Edwards County: 424225
    • GNIS ID for State of Illinois: 1779784
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Piankashawtown would have been 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 Piankashawtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Piankashawtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Edwards, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.