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Census Data for Uncle Sam

Although we found mention of Uncle Sam 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, Uncle Sam 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 Uncle Sam, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Lutcher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gramercy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Donaldsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sorrento
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Gonzales
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Napoleonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Thibodaux
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • French Settlement
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Port Vincent
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
  • White Castle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Killian
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
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Saint James Parish ...

Uncle Sam is located in Saint James Parish<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Saint James Parish.

Miscellaneous Information for Uncle Sam ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county, parish and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Saint James Parish or the community of Uncle Sam:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Uncle Sam:
    • GNIS ID for Uncle Sam: 1629271
    • GNIS ID for Saint James Parish: 1629464
    • GNIS ID for State of Louisiana: 1629543
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Uncle Sam is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).
  • The US Postal Service ZIP Code ...
    • While some people have used a ZIP code to identify a community, the purpose of the ZIP code was to make mail delivery more efficient by grouping addresses together. Although the ZIP Code doesn't specifically identify a community like Uncle Sam, it does identify addresses that are in (or near) Uncle Sam. It's important to remember that the boundaries of a ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned or overlapped with other ZIP Codes.
    • The ZIP code for Uncle Sam:70792<4>
  • Census ZCTA Codes ...
    • The US Census Bureau created statistical entities that they call ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) and these ZCTAs are frequently confused with the ZIP codes that come from the US Postal Service (USPS).
    • ZCTAs were first created for the 2000 Census and at that time, they were based upon the USPS ZIP codes. While largely covering the same areas, the boundaries of a ZCTA do not necessarily match the boundaries of a postal ZIP code with the same number. For example, while a postal ZIP code can cross a county or state line, a Census ZCTA can not. They should be treated as separate entities with no correlation between them.

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

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 Uncle Sam and then turned east". While Uncle Sam could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Uncle Sam 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 Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller 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 Uncle Sam 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 parish. 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 parishes is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Louisiana community named Uncle Sam.
<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 Louisiana's parishes, including Saint James, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Uncle Sam or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).