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Census Data for Porters

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

  • Beloit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Beloit is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • South Beloit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Rockton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roscoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Caledonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Janesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Janesville is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
  • Sharon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sharon is located in Walworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Loves Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Machesney Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Timberlane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Timberlane is located in Boone County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
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    • Darien
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Darien is located in Walworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Capron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Footville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Footville is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville

Rock County ...

Porters is located in Rock County<2>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Porters ...

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 Rock County or the community of Porters:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Porters:
    • GNIS ID for Porters: 1577777
    • GNIS ID for Rock County: 1581113
    • GNIS ID for State of Wisconsin: 1779806
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 55 (Wisconsin)
    • County Code: 105 (Rock County)
    • Place Code: 64300 (Porters)
    • State & County Code: 55/105 (Wisconsin / Rock County)
    • State & Place Code: 55/64300 (Wisconsin / Porters)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Porters is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Porters.

Footnotes ...

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