Census Data for Shields

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

• Bluford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <2>
• Keenes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenes
  • Keenes is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keenes <2>
• Johnsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Johnsonville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnsonville <2>
• Kell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell
  • Kell is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kell <2>
• Wayne City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <2>
• Iuka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Iuka is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
• Dix
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Dix is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <2>
• Sims
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sims have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Sims is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sims <2>
• Xenia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <2>
• Mount Vernon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <2>
• Cisne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Belle Rive
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Rive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rive
  • Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Rive <2>
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  • Jeffersonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
    • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
  • Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
  • Walnut Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Hill <2>

Jefferson County ...

Shields is located in Jefferson County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Shields ...

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 Jefferson County or the community of Shields:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Shields:
  • GNIS ID for Shields: 418387
  • GNIS ID for Jefferson County: 424242
  • 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: 081 (Jefferson County)
  • Place Code: 69472 (Shields)
  • State & County Code: 17/081 (Illinois / Jefferson County)
  • State & Place Code: 17/69472 (Illinois / Shields)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Shields 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 Shields.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shields: www.township.shields.il.us/

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)