Census Data for Independence
As far as we can tell, Independence 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 Independence, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Gauley Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ansted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Handley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Pratt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clendenin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Bank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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- Fayetteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
Clay County ...
Independence is located in Clay County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Clay County.
Miscellaneous Information for Independence ...
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 Clay County or the community of Independence:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Independence:
- GNIS ID for Independence: 1540660
- GNIS ID for Clay County: 1550014
- GNIS ID for State of West Virginia: 1779805
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Independence 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 Independence.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |