Philadelphia, Missouri

Philadelphia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Marion County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately ten miles west of Palmyra on Route 168. The community is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Philadelphia, Missouri
Census-Designated Place
Location of Philadelphia in Missouri
Location of Philadelphia in Missouri
Coordinates: 39°50′19″N 91°44′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyMarion
Area
[1]
 • Total0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
 • Land0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
709 ft (216 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total206
 • Density272.13/sq mi (105.00/km2)
FIPS code29-57350
GNIS feature ID2806414[2]

Philadelphia was platted in 1835.[3] The community was named after Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] A post office called Philadelphia has been in operation since 1847.[5]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020206—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philadelphia, Missouri
  3. "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 193.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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