Census Data for Racket

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

Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
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Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Gilmer County
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Pullman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
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Grantsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
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Harrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville is located in Ritchie County
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Sand Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
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Ellenboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellenboro is located in Ritchie County
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Pennsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pennsboro is located in Ritchie County
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Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Braxton County
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West Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Doddridge County
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Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
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- Weston
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  - Weston is located in Lewis County
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- Flatwoods
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  - Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
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- Salem
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Salem is located in Harrison County
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Gilmer County ...

Racket is primarily located in Gilmer County<2>. A portion of Racket extends into Ritchie County.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Racket ...

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 Gilmer County or the community of Racket:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Racket:
- GNIS ID for Racket: 1549889
- GNIS ID for Gilmer County: 1689673
- 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: 021 (Gilmer County)
- Place Code: 66495 (Racket)
- State & County Code: 54/021 (West Virginia / Gilmer County)
- State & Place Code: 54/66495 (West Virginia / Racket)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Racket 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 Racket.

Footnotes ...

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