Census Data for Watkins

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

Farmer City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmer City is located in De Witt County
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Le Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Le Roy is located in McLean County
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De Witt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Witt is located in De Witt County
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Bellflower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellflower is located in McLean County
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Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mansfield is located in Piatt County
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Arrowsmith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arrowsmith is located in McLean County
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De Land
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- De Land is located in Piatt County
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Ellsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in McLean County
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Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in De Witt County
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Saybrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saybrook is located in McLean County
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Downs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Downs is located in McLean County
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Foosland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foosland is located in Champaign County
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- Heyworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Heyworth is located in McLean County
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- Wapella
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Wapella is located in De Witt County
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- Mahomet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Mahomet is located in Champaign County
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De Witt County ...

Watkins is primarily located in De Witt County<2>. A portion of Watkins extends into McLean County.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Watkins ...

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 De Witt County or the community of Watkins:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Watkins:
- GNIS ID for Watkins: 423292
- GNIS ID for De Witt County: 426598
- 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: 039 (De Witt County)
- Place Code: 79215 (Watkins)
- State & County Code: 17/039 (Illinois / De Witt County)
- State & Place Code: 17/79215 (Illinois / Watkins)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Watkins 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 Watkins.

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including De Witt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.