Census Data for Dorset

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

• Richmond
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Richmond is located in Richmond City
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• Ashland
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
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• Colonial Heights
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
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• Crewe
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
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• Columbia
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
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  • The population in 2016 was estimated at 80 people. This represents a 3.61% decrease since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 83 people.
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• Petersburg
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
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• Blackstone
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
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• Burkeville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
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• Hopewell
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
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Powhatan County ...

Dorset is located in Powhatan County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Dorset ...

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 Powhatan County or the community of Dorset:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Dorset:
  • GNIS ID for Dorset: 1492874
  • GNIS ID for Powhatan County: 1674225
  • 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: 145 (Powhatan County)
  • Place Code: 23088 (Dorset)
  • State & County Code: 51/145 (Virginia / Powhatan County)
  • State & Place Code: 51/23088 (Virginia / Dorset)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Dorset 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 Dorset.