Census Data for Ghent

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

• Sophia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
  • Sophia is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <2>
• Rhodell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
  • Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
• Beckley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley
  • Beckley is located in Raleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckley <2>
• Mabscott
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
  • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
• Hinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
• Lester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
  • Lester is located in Raleigh County
• Athens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
• Mullens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
  • Mullens is located in Wyoming County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <2>
• Matoaka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
  • Matoaka is located in Mercer County
• Princeton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
• Mount Hope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <2>
• Glen Lyn
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Lyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
  • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
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  • Meadow Bridge
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Northfork
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfork
    • Northfork is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfork <2>
  • Oakvale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
    • Oakvale is located in Mercer County

Raleigh County ...

Ghent is located in Raleigh County<4>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Ghent ...

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 Raleigh County or the community of Ghent:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Ghent:
  • GNIS ID for Ghent: 1539380
  • GNIS ID for Raleigh County: 1550047
  • GNIS ID for State of West Virginia: 1779805

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 54 (West Virginia)
  • County Code: 081 (Raleigh County)
  • Place Code: 30724 (Ghent)
  • State & County Code: 54/081 (West Virginia / Raleigh County)
  • State & Place Code: 54/30724 (West Virginia / Ghent)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Ghent 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 Ghent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ghent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)