Census Data for Foster
As far as we can tell, Foster 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 Foster, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Sylva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Dillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <1>
- Maggie Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Waynesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bryson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clyde
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highlands
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
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- Rosman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brevard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittman Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittman Center is located in Sevier County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
Jackson County ...
Foster is located in Jackson County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jackson County.
Miscellaneous Information for Foster ...
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 Jackson County or the community of Foster:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Foster:
- GNIS ID for Foster: 1020334
- GNIS ID for Jackson County: 1008566
- GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Foster 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 Foster.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |