Census Data for Porter
As far as we can tell, Porter 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 Porter, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Clendenin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pratt is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- East Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Bank is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
- Gauley Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Handley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smithers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Charleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (561 more) ...
- Belle
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
- Marmet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
Clay County ...
Porter is located in Clay County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Clay County.
Miscellaneous Information for Porter ...
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 Porter:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Porter:
- GNIS ID for Porter: 1555392
- GNIS ID for Clay County: 1550014
- GNIS ID for State of West Virginia: 1779805
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Porter 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 Porter.
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> | 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. |