Census Data for Shafter

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

• Vandalia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Bingham
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Bingham is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham <2>
• Mulberry Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Grove
  • Mulberry Grove is located in Bond County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry Grove <2>
• Fillmore
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
  • Fillmore is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fillmore <2>
• Ramsey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Ramsey is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsey <2>
• Smithboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithboro
  • Smithboro is located in Bond County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithboro <2>
• Brownstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Coffeen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeen
  • Coffeen is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeen <2>
• Greenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Bond County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
• Donnellson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnellson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
  • Donnellson is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <2>
• Vernon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Herrick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
  • Herrick is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <2>
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  • Irving
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irving <2>
  • Saint Elmo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Panama
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
    • Panama is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <2>

Fayette County ...

Shafter is located in Fayette County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Shafter ...

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 Fayette County or the community of Shafter:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Shafter:
  • GNIS ID for Shafter: 423179
  • GNIS ID for Fayette County: 424227
  • 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: 051 (Fayette County)
  • Place Code: 68932 (Shafter)
  • State & County Code: 17/051 (Illinois / Fayette County)
  • State & Place Code: 17/68932 (Illinois / Shafter)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Shafter 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 Shafter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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