Census Data for Pureton

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

• Noble
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <2>
• Clay City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <2>
• Olney
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <2>
• Sailor Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor Springs
  • Sailor Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sailor Springs <2>
• Calhoun
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
• Claremont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <2>
• Parkersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
  • Parkersburg is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <2>
• Flora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <2>
• Mount Erie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Erie
  • Mount Erie is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Erie <2>
• Louisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
• Sainte Marie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Marie
  • Sainte Marie is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Marie <2>
• Cisne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
  • Cisne is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <2>
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  • Newton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
  • West Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
    • West Salem is located in Edwards County
  • Sumner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
    • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>

Richland County ...

Pureton is located in Richland County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Pureton ...

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 Richland County or the community of Pureton:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Pureton:
  • GNIS ID for Pureton: 423093
  • GNIS ID for Richland County: 424281
  • 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: 159 (Richland County)
  • Place Code: 62270 (Pureton)
  • State & County Code: 17/159 (Illinois / Richland County)
  • State & Place Code: 17/62270 (Illinois / Pureton)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Pureton 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 Pureton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pureton. 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)