Foster, Kentucky

Foster
Unincorporated community
Lenoxburg-Foster Road
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Coordinates: 38°47′57″N84°12′47″W / 38.79917°N 84.21306°W / 38.79917; -84.21306
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Bracken
Area [1]
• Total	0.098 sq mi (0.25 km2)
• Land	0.098 sq mi (0.25 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation [2]	528 ft (161 m)
Population  (2010) [3]
• Total	44
• Density	450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	41043
GNIS feature ID	517057 [2]

Foster (also known as Fosters) is an unincorporated community located in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 44 as of the 2010 census, which recorded it as a city; ^[3] although Foster was once incorporated, it had become unincorporated by 2008. ^[4]

History

Foster has the name of pioneer citizen Israel Foster. ^[5] Variant names have been "Fosters Landing" and "Fosters". ^{[2] [5]} A post office called Foster's Landing was established in 1847, and the name was changed to Foster in 1850. ^[6]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foster
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Foster (historical)
5. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 107. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved April 28, 2013.
6. "Bracken County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on July 3, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2015.