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Census Data for Benedict

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

  • Saint Charles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Charles is located in Lee County
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  • Pennington Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
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  • Benham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Evarts
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lynch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Appalachia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Big Stone Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Duffield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harlan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Loyall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County (KY)
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    • Clinchport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Clinchport is located in Scott County
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    • Blackey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Blackey is located in Letcher County (KY)
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    • Wallins Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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      • The population in 2016 was estimated at 146 people. This represents a 6.41% decrease since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 156 people.

Lee County ...

Benedict is located in Lee County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Benedict ...

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 Lee County or the community of Benedict:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Benedict:
    • GNIS ID for Benedict: 1496800
    • GNIS ID for Lee County: 1496538
    • GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 51 (Virginia)
    • County Code: 105 (Lee County)
    • Place Code: 06584 (Benedict)
    • State & County Code: 51/105 (Virginia / Lee County)
    • State & Place Code: 51/06584 (Virginia / Benedict)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Benedict is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

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

Footnotes ...

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