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Census Data for Briar

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

  • Newark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Reno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Reno is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
  • Aurora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyd
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pelican Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
  • Rhome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Azle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sanctuary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sanctuary is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanctuary
  • Springtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Fairview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Fairview is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
    • Former name for New Fairview:
    • Fairview
  • Haslet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lakeside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
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Wise County ...

Briar is primarily located in Wise County<2>. A portion of Briar extends into Tarrant County and Parker County.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Briar ...

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 Wise County or the community of Briar:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Briar:
    • GNIS ID for Briar: 1331241
    • GNIS ID for Wise County: 1384034
    • GNIS ID for State of Texas: 1779801
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 48 (Texas)
    • County Code: 497 (Wise County)
    • Place Code: 10192 (Briar)
    • State & County Code: 48/497 (Texas / Wise County)
    • State & Place Code: 48/10192 (Texas / Briar)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Briar is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #7 (the West South-Central Division).

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

Footnotes ...

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