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Census Data for Whitson

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

  • Erwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Unicoi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bakersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Johnson City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Johnson City is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • Former names for Johnson City:
    • Blue Plum Station
    • Haynesville
    • Johnsons Depot
    • Johnsons Tank
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <1>
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    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spruce Pine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Watauga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Watauga is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
  • Newland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Crossnore
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Mitchell County ...

Whitson is located in Mitchell County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Whitson ...

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 Mitchell County or the community of Whitson:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Whitson:
    • GNIS ID for Whitson: 1023231
    • GNIS ID for Mitchell County: 1008571
    • GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Whitson 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 Whitson.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.