Thruston, Kentucky

Thruston
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 37°48′04″N87°01′34″W / 37.801°N 87.026°W / 37.801; -87.026
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Daviess
Area [1]
• Total	1.77 sq mi (4.58 km2)
• Land	1.76 sq mi (4.57 km2)
• Water	0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,234
• Density	1,265.9/sq mi (488.75/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
FIPS code	21-76620
GNIS feature ID	509210 [2]
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Thruston is an unincorporated community located in Daviess County in the U.S. state of Kentucky, northeast of Owensboro. ^[3]

The community is named after Algernon Sidney Thruston, a veteran of the Texas Revolution, who owned a plantation in the region. ^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	2,234		—
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thruston
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thruston
4. Hedges, Glenn (February 14, 1995). "Community History". Messenger-Inquirer . p. 23. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

37°48′04″N87°01′34″W / 37.801°N 87.026°W / 37.801; -87.026