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Census Data for Afton

So far, we found very little information about Afton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Afton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Afton, please Contact Us.


As far as we can tell, Afton<2> 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 Afton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Elko County ...

Afton is located in Elko County<4>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Afton ...

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 Elko County or the community of Afton:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Afton:
    • GNIS ID for Afton: 850936
    • GNIS ID for Elko County: 857664
    • GNIS ID for State of Nevada: 1779793
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Afton would have been located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #8 (the Mountain Division).

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

The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Afton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Afton is also known as Taber City. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Afton.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Elko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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