Thruston, Kentucky

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Thruston
Census-designated place
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Thruston
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Thruston
Thruston (the United States)
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)
 • Land1.76 sq mi (4.57 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,234
 • Density1,265.9/sq mi (488.75/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
FIPS code 21-76620
GNIS feature ID509210 [2]
https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/ae800a26-a9d8-5364-a4cc-ba3ab45e1794/summary

Thruston is an unincorporated community located in Daviess County in the U.S. state of Kentucky, northeast of Owensboro. [3] As of the 2020 census, Thruston had a population of 2,234. [4]

The community is named after Algernon Sidney Thruston, a veteran of the Texas Revolution, who owned a plantation in the region. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 2,234—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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. ↑ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ Hedges, Glenn (February 14, 1995). "Community History". Messenger-Inquirer . p. 23. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ "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


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