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)
  • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
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• Keenes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keenes is located in Wayne County
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• Johnsonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Johnsonville is located in Wayne County
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• Kell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Kell is located in Marion County
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• Wayne City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
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• Iuka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Iuka is located in Marion County
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• Dix
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dix is located in Jefferson County
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• Sims
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sims is located in Wayne County
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• Xenia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Xenia is located in Clay County
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• Mount Vernon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
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• Cisne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cisne is located in Wayne County
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• Belle Rive
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
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  • Jeffersonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
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  • Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem is located in Marion County
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  • Walnut Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Marion County
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Jefferson County ...

Shields is located in Jefferson County<2>.

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.