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Census Data for Purves

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

Erath County ...

Purves is located in Erath County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Purves ...

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 Erath County or the community of Purves:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Purves:
    • GNIS ID for Purves: 1378921
    • GNIS ID for Erath County: 1383857
    • 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: 143 (Erath County)
    • Place Code: 59972 (Purves)
    • State & County Code: 48/143 (Texas / Erath County)
    • State & Place Code: 48/59972 (Texas / Purves)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Purves 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 Purves.

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 Texas' counties, including Erath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.