Census Data for Sylvan

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

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

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

• Chandlerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <2>
• Ashland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Cass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
• Tallula
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
  • Tallula is located in Menard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallula <2>
• Virginia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
  • Virginia is located in Cass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <2>
• Oakford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakford
  • Oakford is located in Menard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakford <2>
• Kilbourne
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
  • Kilbourne is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <2>
• Petersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Menard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
• Pleasant Plains
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <2>
• Bath
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Mason County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
• Arenzville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arenzville
  • Arenzville is located in Cass County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arenzville <2>
• Athens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Menard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
• Berlin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Sangamon County
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  • Browning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
    • Browning is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browning <2>
  • Greenview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
    • Greenview is located in Menard County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <2>
  • Beardstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
    • Beardstown is located in Cass County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <2>

Cass County ...

Sylvan is located in Cass County<4>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Sylvan ...

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 Cass County or the community of Sylvan:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Sylvan:
  • GNIS ID for Sylvan: 423227
  • GNIS ID for Cass County: 424210
  • 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: 017 (Cass County)
  • Place Code: 74240 (Sylvan)
  • State & County Code: 17/017 (Illinois / Cass County)
  • State & Place Code: 17/74240 (Illinois / Sylvan)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Sylvan 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 Sylvan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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)