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Census Data for Zena

Although we found mention of Zena during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..

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

  • Keizer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keizer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keizer
    • Keizer is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keizer <3>
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Amity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Amity is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <3>
  • Dallas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <3>
  • Independence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Monmouth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gervais
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gervais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
    • Gervais is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gervais <3>
  • Dayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Yamhill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <3>
  • McMinnville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Turner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Turner is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <3>
  • Saint Paul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (261 more) ...

Polk County ...

Zena is located in Polk County<4>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Zena ...

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 Zena:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Zena:
    • GNIS ID for Zena: 1163369
    • GNIS ID for Polk County: 1135862
    • GNIS ID for State of Oregon: 1155107
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 41 (Oregon)
    • County Code: 053 (Polk County)
    • Place Code: 84725 (Zena)
    • State & County Code: 41/053 (Oregon / Polk County)
    • State & Place Code: 41/84725 (Oregon / Zena)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Zena is located in Census Region #4 (the West Region) and Division #9 (the Pacific Division).

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

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Zena and then turned west". While Zena could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Zena as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Zena could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Since confusion between counties is common, we searched and weren't able to find another Oregon community named Zena.
<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 Oregon's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.




 

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