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Census Data for Kings Forest

As far as we can tell, Kings Forest<1> 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 Kings Forest, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Boones Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Roanoke
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blacksburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Christiansburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Troutville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • New Castle
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Fincastle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Floyd
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Radford
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Radford is located in Bedford County
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    • Radford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
      • Radford is located in Radford City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <2>

Roanoke County ...

Kings Forest is located in Roanoke County<4>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Kings Forest ...

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 Roanoke County or the community of Kings Forest:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Kings Forest:
    • GNIS ID for Kings Forest: 1706713
    • GNIS ID for Roanoke County: 1480165
    • GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Kings Forest 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 Kings Forest.

Footnotes ...

<1>It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Kings Forest may originally have been King's Forest. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Forest might be written as King Forest. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Kings Forest.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.