RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Ohio >> Jackson County >> Petersburg >> Census DataIndex...

Census Data for Petersburg

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

  • Beaver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coalton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coalton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
  • Oak Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • South Webster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wellston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Piketon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Waverly City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly City is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
    • The population in 2011 was estimated at 4,395 people. This represents a 0.29% decrease since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 4,408 people.
  • Hamden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Centerville is located in Gallia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • New Boston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (435 more) ...

Jackson County ...

Petersburg is located in Jackson County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Petersburg ...

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 Petersburg:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Petersburg:
    • GNIS ID for Petersburg: 1062936
    • GNIS ID for Jackson County: 1074052
    • GNIS ID for State of Ohio: 1085497
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 39 (Ohio)
    • County Code: 079 (Jackson County)
    • Place Code: 62288 (Petersburg)
    • State & County Code: 39/079 (Ohio / Jackson County)
    • State & Place Code: 39/62288 (Ohio / Petersburg)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Petersburg is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

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

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 Ohio's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.