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Census Data for Porterville

Although we found mention of Porterville during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..


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

  • Savonburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
    • Savonburg is located in Allen County
  • Stark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Neosho County
  • Elsmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
    • Elsmore is located in Allen County
    • Elsmore has also been known as:
    • Elsinore
  • Hepler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
    • Hepler is located in Crawford County
  • Walnut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Crawford County
  • Uniontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
  • Bronson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
    • Bronson is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
  • Redfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
    • Redfield is located in Bourbon County
  • Erie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Neosho County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
  • Moran
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Moran is located in Allen County
    • Moran has also been known as:
    • Moran City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
  • Saint Paul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
  • Girard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Girard is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • La Harpe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
      • Gas is located in Allen County
    • Chanute
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

Bourbon County ...

Porterville is located in Bourbon County<4>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Porterville ...

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 Bourbon County or the community of Porterville:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Porterville:
    • GNIS ID for Porterville: 484706
    • GNIS ID for Bourbon County: 484975
    • GNIS ID for State of Kansas: 481813
  • The FIPS Codes ...
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Porterville is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Porterville.

The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Porterville and then turned east". While Porterville could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Porterville as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Porterville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Kansas community named Porterville.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Bourbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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