Census Data for Elk Shoal

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

• Burnsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Burnsville is located in Yancey County
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• Mars Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
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• Bakersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bakersville is located in Mitchell County
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• Erwin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Erwin is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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• Unicoi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Unicoi is located in Unicoi County (TN)
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• Spruce Pine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Spruce Pine is located in Mitchell County
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• Marshall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall is located in Madison County
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• Weaverville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
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• Montreat
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
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• Black Mountain
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Black Mountain is located in Buncombe County
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• Woodfin
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
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• Hot Springs
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Hot Springs is located in Madison County
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  • Old Fort
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
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  • Jonesborough
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jonesborough is located in Washington County (TN)
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  • Asheville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Asheville is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheville
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Yancey County ...

Elk Shoal is located in Yancey County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Elk Shoal ...

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 Yancey County or the community of Elk Shoal:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Elk Shoal:
  • GNIS ID for Elk Shoal: 1020126
  • GNIS ID for Yancey County: 1008598
  • GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
  • County Code: 199 (Yancey County)
  • Place Code: 20720 (Elk Shoal)
  • State & County Code: 37/199 (North Carolina / Yancey County)
  • State & Place Code: 37/20720 (North Carolina / Elk Shoal)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Elk Shoal is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

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