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Census Data for Purcell

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

  • Huron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Atchison County
  • Denton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Denton is located in Doniphan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <2>
  • Everest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
  • Leona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
    • Leona is located in Doniphan County
  • Severance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
    • Severance is located in Doniphan County
  • Willis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Willis is located in Brown County
  • Horton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Robinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Robinson is located in Brown County
  • Effingham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
    • Effingham is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <2>
  • Highland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Doniphan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <2>
  • Atchison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Muscotah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
      • Muscotah is located in Atchison County
    • Troy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Doniphan County
    • Hiawatha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

Doniphan County ...

Purcell is located in Doniphan County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Purcell ...

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 Doniphan County or the community of Purcell:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Purcell:
    • GNIS ID for Purcell: 473266
    • GNIS ID for Doniphan County: 484991
    • GNIS ID for State of Kansas: 481813
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 20 (Kansas)
    • County Code: 043 (Doniphan County)
    • Place Code: 57950 (Purcell)
    • State & County Code: 20/043 (Kansas / Doniphan County)
    • State & Place Code: 20/57950 (Kansas / Purcell)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Purcell 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 Purcell.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Purcell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Doniphan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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