Petersburg, Kentucky | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Coordinates: 39°03′11″N84°51′26″W / 39.05306°N 84.85722°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Boone |
Area | |
• Total | 7.01 sq mi (18.17 km2) |
• Land | 6.28 sq mi (16.26 km2) |
• Water | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
Elevation | 522 ft (159 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 500 |
• Density | 79.64/sq mi (30.75/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 41080 |
FIPS code | 21-60312 |
GNIS feature ID | 2629662 [2] |
Petersburg is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census Petersburg, along with its surrounding areas that use the 41080 zip code, had a population of 500. It is located 25 miles away from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Archaeological evidence reveals an ancient Indian settlement was located at Petersburg town site. [3] The first white settlement at Petersburg was Tanner's Station, an outpost founded before 1790. [4] Tanner's station was the first settlement in Boone County, KY. [5] Tanner's Station was renamed Petersburg in 1814. [3]
The Bullittsburg Baptist Church was founded outside the former hamlets of Utzinger and Gainesville/Idewild, east and north of Petersburg, in 1794.
Petersburg contains the Creation Museum, operated by Answers in Genesis. [6]
Petersburg had a public library, a branch of the Boone County Public Library. [7]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 500 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] |
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