Census Data for First Ford

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

Oakvale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
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Glen Lyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County
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Narrows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Narrows is located in Giles County
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Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton is located in Mercer County (WV)
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Rich Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Giles County
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Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Mercer County (WV)
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Peterstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peterstown is located in Monroe County (WV)
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Pearisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pearisburg is located in Giles County
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Bluefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
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Bluefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bluefield is located in Tazewell County
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Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
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Pembroke
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pembroke is located in Giles County
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- Matoaka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  - Matoaka is located in Mercer County (WV)
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- Dublin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  - Dublin is located in Pulaski County
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- Bramwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - Bramwell is located in Mercer County (WV)
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Giles County ...

First Ford is located in Giles County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for First Ford ...

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 Giles County or the community of First Ford:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to First Ford:
- GNIS ID for First Ford: 1483421
- GNIS ID for Giles County: 1494551
- 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: 071 (Giles County)
- Place Code: 27920 (First Ford)
- State & County Code: 51/071 (Virginia / Giles County)
- State & Place Code: 51/27920 (Virginia / First Ford)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- First Ford 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 First Ford.

Footnotes ...

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