Philpot, Kentucky

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

Philpot
Census-designated place
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyDaviess
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 zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
FIPS code21-60654
GNIS feature ID500543[2]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020991—
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 Kentucky Route 54 at the easternmost reaches of Owensboro.

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 January 25, 2015.
  5. Rennick, Robert M. (August 28, 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 409. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.

37.733105°N 86.988883°W / 37.733105; -86.988883


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