Census Data for Shelton

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

• Clay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
• Clendenin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <1>
• Gauley Bridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
  • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <1>
• Montgomery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <1>
• Pratt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
  • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
• Smithers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
  • Smithers is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <1>
• Cedar Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Kanawha County
• Glasgow
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasgow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <1>
• Handley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
  • Handley is located in Kanawha County
• East Bank
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bank
  • East Bank is located in Kanawha County
• Ansted
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
  • Ansted is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <1>
• Summersville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <1>
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  • Belle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <1>
  • Chesapeake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Charleston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <1>

Clay County ...

Shelton is located in Clay County<3>.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Shelton ...

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 Shelton:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Shelton:
  • GNIS ID for Shelton: 1555607
  • GNIS ID for Clay County: 1550014
  • 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: 015 (Clay County)
  • Place Code: 73420 (Shelton)
  • State & County Code: 54/015 (West Virginia / Clay County)
  • State & Place Code: 54/73420 (West Virginia / Shelton)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Shelton 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 Shelton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelton. 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)