Census Data for Fishers Island
As far as we can tell, Fishers Island<1> 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 Fishers Island, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Groton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
- Groton is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
- Groton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in New London County (CT)
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
- Conning Towers - Nautilus Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conning Towers - Nautilus Park
- Conning Towers - Nautilus Park is located in New London County (CT)
- Stonington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - East Lyme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Ledyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Montville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Old Lyme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - North Stonington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
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- Norwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Norwich is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <3>
- Old Saybrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
- Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Preston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Norwich
Suffolk County ...
Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Suffolk County.
Miscellaneous Information for Fishers Island ...
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 Suffolk County or the community of Fishers Island:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 36 (New York)
- County Code: 103 (Suffolk County)
- Place Code: 25923 (Fishers Island)
- State & County Code: 36/103 (New York / Suffolk County)
- State & Place Code: 36/25923 (New York / Fishers Island)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Fishers Island is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Fishers Island.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fishers Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Fishers Island may originally have been Fisher's Island. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fishers Island might be written as Fisher Island. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Fishers Island. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |