Census Data for Sinking Creek

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

New Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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- New Castle is located in Craig County
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Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Salem is located in Salem City
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Blacksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
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Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
Roanoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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- Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
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Christiansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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- Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
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Pembroke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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- Pembroke is located in Giles County
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Troutville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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- Troutville is located in Botetourt County
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Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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- Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
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Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Vinton is located in Roanoke County
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Ronceverte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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- Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
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Pearisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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- Pearisburg is located in Giles County
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- Radford
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
- White Sulphur Springs
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  - White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <1>
- Boones Mill
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boones Mill
  - Boones Mill is located in Franklin County
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Craig County ...

Sinking Creek is located in Craig County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Sinking Creek ...

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 Craig County or the community of Sinking Creek:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Sinking Creek:
- GNIS ID for Sinking Creek: 1493600
- GNIS ID for Craig County: 1673664
- 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: 045 (Craig County)
- Place Code: 72752 (Sinking Creek)
- State & County Code: 51/045 (Virginia / Craig County)
- State & Place Code: 51/72752 (Virginia / Sinking Creek)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Sinking Creek 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 Sinking Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	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.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Craig, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.