Census Data for Central

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

Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Columbia County
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New Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
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Laporte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laporte is located in Sullivan County
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Stillwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stillwater is located in Columbia County
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Eagles Mere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Mere is located in Sullivan County
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Millville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Columbia County
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Dushore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dushore is located in Sullivan County
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Orangeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Orangeville is located in Columbia County
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Shickshinny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shickshinny is located in Luzerne County
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Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick is located in Columbia County
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Briar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
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Harveys Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
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- Forksville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Forksville is located in Sullivan County
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- Nescopeck
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  - Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
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- Bloomsburg
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  - Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
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Columbia County ...

Central is located in Columbia County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Central ...

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 Columbia County or the community of Central:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Central:
- GNIS ID for Central: 1171478
- GNIS ID for Columbia County: 1213665
- GNIS ID for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: 1779798

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 42 (Pennsylvania)
- County Code: 037 (Columbia County)
- Place Code: 12264 (Central)
- State & County Code: 42/037 (Pennsylvania / Columbia County)
- State & Place Code: 42/12264 (Pennsylvania / Central)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Central 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 Central.

Footnotes ...

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<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.