Phelps City is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 0, down from 24 in 2010. [3] The community is 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Rock Port. It is the closest Missouri community to Brownville Bridge, a Missouri River crossing that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Phelps City, Missouri | |
|---|---|
  Phelps City | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′02″N 95°35′42″W / 40.40056°N 95.59500°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Atchison |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0.00/sq mi (0.00/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2587101[2] |
History
editPhelps City was platted in 1868.[4] The community was named for Willis Phelps, one of the owners of the town site.[5] A post office was established at Phelps City in 1868, and remained in operation until 1954.[6]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24 | — | |
| 2020 | 0 | −100.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Phelps City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 203.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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