Census Data for Shanks Mill

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

Carroll Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
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Emmitsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
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Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Adams County
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Thurmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
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Gettysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gettysburg is located in Adams County
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Taneytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
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Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
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Smithsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smithsburg is located in Washington County (MD)
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Woodsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodsboro is located in Frederick County (MD)
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Bonneauville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonneauville is located in Adams County
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Mont Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Alto is located in Franklin County
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Union Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Bridge is located in Carroll County (MD)
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- Arendtsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  - Arendtsville is located in Adams County
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- Littlestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Littlestown is located in Adams County
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- Biglerville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Biglerville is located in Adams County
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Adams County ...

Shanks Mill is located in Adams County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Shanks Mill ...

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 Adams County or the community of Shanks Mill:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Shanks Mill:
- GNIS ID for Shanks Mill: 1204625
- GNIS ID for Adams County: 1213656
- 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: 001 (Adams County)
- Place Code: 69678 (Shanks Mill)
- State & County Code: 42/001 (Pennsylvania / Adams County)
- State & Place Code: 42/69678 (Pennsylvania / Shanks Mill)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Shanks Mill 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 Shanks Mill.

Footnotes ...

<1>	It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Shanks Mill may originally have been Shank's Mill. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shanks Mill might be written as Shank Mill. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Shanks Mill.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.