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 is located in Missouri
Phelps City
Phelps City
Coordinates: 40°24′02″N 95°35′42″W / 40.40056°N 95.59500°W / 40.40056; -95.59500
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAtchison
Area
 • Total
0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Land0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation889 ft (271 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
0
 • Density0.00/sq mi (0.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code660
GNIS feature ID2587101[2]

History

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Phelps 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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
201024
20200−100.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Phelps City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 203.
  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.