Census Data for The Plains
So far, we found very little information about The Plains. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added The Plains to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with The Plains, please Contact Us.
As far as we can tell, The Plains 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 The Plains, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Nantucket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantucket
- Nantucket is located in Nantucket County
- Edgartown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Oak Bluffs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Tisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- West Tisbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Harwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Yarmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Barnstable Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Barnstable
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnstable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Chilmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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Nantucket County ...
The Plains is located in Nantucket County<5>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Nantucket County.
Miscellaneous Information for The Plains ...
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 Nantucket County or the community of The Plains:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 25 (Massachusetts)
- County Code: 019 (Nantucket County)
- Place Code: 69595 (The Plains)
- State & County Code: 25/019 (Massachusetts / Nantucket County)
- State & Place Code: 25/69595 (Massachusetts / The Plains)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- The Plains would have been located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for The Plains.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about The Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Nantucket, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |