Philadelphia, Missouri | |
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  Philadelphia  Philadelphia | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′19″N 91°44′21″W / 39.83861°N 91.73917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Marion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2) |
| • Land | 0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 206 |
| • Density | 272.13/sq mi (105.00/km2) |
| ZIP code | 63463
[4] |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-57350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806414 [2] |
Philadelphia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Marion County, Missouri, United States. It is located 12 miles (19 km) west of Palmyra on Missouri Route 168. The community is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Philadelphia was platted in 1835. [5] The community was named after Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [6] A post office called Philadelphia has been in operation since 1847. [7]
Philadelphia was first listed as a census-designated place for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 206. [3]
Geography
Philadelphia is in western Marion County, 12 miles (19 km) west of Palmyra, the county seat, 16 miles (26 km) north of Monroe City, 18 miles (29 km) east of Shelbyville, and 13 miles (21 km) south of Ewing. Hannibal, the largest city in Marion County, is 25 miles (40 km) to the southeast on the Mississippi River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Philadelphia CDP has an area of 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2), all land. [1] The community drains north to a tributary of the South Fabius River and south to a tributary of the North River. Both rivers flow east to the Mississippi.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 206 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census [8] | |||
References
- ^ a b "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philadelphia, Missouri
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Philadelphia CDP, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "Philadelphia MO ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Marion County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 193.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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