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Census Data for Perth

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

  • Brookneal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Phenix
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
  • Altavista
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Halifax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hurt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Charlotte Court House
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Gretna
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Drakes Branch
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Scottsburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Boston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Pamplin City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Appomattox
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (374 more) ...
    • Chatham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Keysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lynchburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

Halifax County ...

Perth is located in Halifax County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Perth ...

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 Halifax County or the community of Perth:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Perth:
    • GNIS ID for Perth: 1493419
    • GNIS ID for Halifax County: 1496705
    • 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: 083 (Halifax County)
    • Place Code: 61816 (Perth)
    • State & County Code: 51/083 (Virginia / Halifax County)
    • State & Place Code: 51/61816 (Virginia / Perth)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Perth 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 Perth.

Footnotes ...

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