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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:

  • Brownstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seymour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Medora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Medora is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Jonesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crothersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Austin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Little York
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Little York is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
  • Elizabethtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Scottsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • North Vernon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Columbus
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Vernon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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Jackson County ...

Shields is located in Jackson County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jackson 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 Jackson 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: 443375
    • GNIS ID for Jackson County: 451678
    • GNIS ID for State of Indiana: 448508
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 18 (Indiana)
    • County Code: 071 (Jackson County)
    • Place Code: 69444 (Shields)
    • State & County Code: 18/071 (Indiana / Jackson County)
    • State & Place Code: 18/69444 (Indiana / 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.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.