Census Data for Fort Defiance

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

Cedar Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
Lenoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
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Cajah's Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
Gamewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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- Hudson is located in Caldwell County
- Former name for Hudson:
- Hudsonville
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Blowing Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
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Sawmills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
Granite Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
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Boone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Boone is located in Watauga County
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Rhodhiss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodhiss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Rhodhiss is located in Burke County
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Drexel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Drexel is located in Burke County
Rutherford College
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- Rutherford College is located in Burke County
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- Taylorsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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  - Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
- Connelly Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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  - Connelly Springs is located in Burke County
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- Seven Devils
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Devils have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  - Seven Devils is located in Avery County
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Caldwell County ...

Fort Defiance is located in Caldwell County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Fort Defiance ...

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 Caldwell County or the community of Fort Defiance:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Fort Defiance:
- GNIS ID for Fort Defiance: 1020328
- GNIS ID for Caldwell County: 1008541
- 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: 027 (Caldwell County)
- Place Code: 24287 (Fort Defiance)
- State & County Code: 37/027 (North Carolina / Caldwell County)
- State & Place Code: 37/24287 (North Carolina / Fort Defiance)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Fort Defiance 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 Fort Defiance.

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 North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.