Poverty, Kentucky | |
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Coordinates: 37°34′15″N 87°19′16″W / 37.57083°N 87.32111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | McLean |
Elevation | 400 ft (100 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 508866 [1] |
Poverty is an unincorporated community located in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. Poverty was named by William Short, a local physician who strongly disliked his snobbish neighbors. The neighbors had formed a society called "the Social Circle" whose membership conferred a perceived high social status. Poverty was meant to be an insult. [2]
Poverty has been noted for its unusual place name. [3]