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Census Data for Hecla

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

  • Earlington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Madisonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mortons Gap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Charles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Nortonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Nebo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nebo is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • White Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dawson Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Providence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Slaughters
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Slaughters is located in Webster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
  • Crofton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Sacramento
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bremen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Dixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon

Hopkins County ...

Hecla is located in Hopkins County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Hecla ...

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 Hopkins County or the community of Hecla:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Hecla:
    • GNIS ID for Hecla: 493995
    • GNIS ID for Hopkins County: 516900
    • GNIS ID for State of Kentucky: 1779786
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 21 (Kentucky)
    • County Code: 107 (Hopkins County)
    • Place Code: 35560 (Hecla)
    • State & County Code: 21/107 (Kentucky / Hopkins County)
    • State & Place Code: 21/35560 (Kentucky / Hecla)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Hecla is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

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

Footnotes ...

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