Philpot, Kentucky

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Philpot
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Daviess
Area
[1]
  Total3.31 sq mi (8.57 km2)
  Land3.28 sq mi (8.51 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total991
  Density301.77/sq mi (116.51/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
FIPS code 21-60654
GNIS feature ID500543 [2]


Philpot is an unincorporated community in Daviess County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Contents

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 991
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

History

A post office has been in operation under the name Philpot since the 1870s. [4] Philpot was named for Augustus J. Philpot, an early settler. [5]

Education

Philpot used to have an elementary school until it closed down in 2005. Since then, elementary school students from Philpot attend Country Heights Elementary School, which is located on Highway 54 at the easternmost reaches of Owensboro.

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philpot, Kentucky
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  4. "Daviess County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. Rennick, Robert M. (28 August 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 409. ISBN   0-8131-4401-9.

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