Census Data for Stearns

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

Columbus
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Columbus is located in Polk County
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Tryon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tryon is located in Polk County
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Landrum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
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Saluda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saluda is located in Henderson County
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Chimney Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chimney Rock is located in Rutherford County
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Lake Lure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
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Campobello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Campobello is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
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Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
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Hendersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hendersonville is located in Henderson County
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Laurel Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
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Rutherfordton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherfordton is located in Rutherford County
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Ruth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
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- Spindale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  - Spindale is located in Rutherford County
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- Inman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  - Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
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- Fletcher
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Fletcher is located in Henderson County
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Polk County ...

Stearns is located in Polk County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Stearns ...

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 Polk County or the community of Stearns:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Stearns:
- GNIS ID for Stearns: 1022783
- GNIS ID for Polk County: 1008579
- 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: 149 (Polk County)
- Place Code: 64810 (Stearns)
- State & County Code: 37/149 (North Carolina / Polk County)
- State & Place Code: 37/64810 (North Carolina / Stearns)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Stearns 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 Stearns.

Footnotes ...

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<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.