Census Data for Elk
As far as we can tell, Elk 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 Elk, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dunbar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marmet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nitro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesapeake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Poca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
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- East Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Kanawha County ...
Elk is located in Kanawha County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Kanawha County.
Miscellaneous Information for Elk ...
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 Kanawha County or the community of Elk:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Elk:
- GNIS ID for Elk: 1554380
- GNIS ID for Kanawha County: 1550026
- GNIS ID for State of West Virginia: 1779805
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Elk 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 Elk.
Footnotes ...
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