Petersburg, Kentucky
Census-designated place (CDP)
Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky
Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 39°03′11″N 84°51′26″W / 39.05306°N 84.85722°W / 39.05306; -84.85722
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBoone
Area
[1]
 • Total7.01 sq mi (18.17 km2)
 • Land6.28 sq mi (16.26 km2)
 • Water0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2)
Elevation
[2]
522 ft (159 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total500
 • Density79.64/sq mi (30.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41080
FIPS code21-60312
GNIS feature ID2629662[2]

Petersburg is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census Petersburg, along with its surrounding areas that use the 41080 zip code, had a population of 500. It is located 25 miles away from Cincinnati, Ohio.

Archaeological evidence reveals an ancient Indian settlement was located at Petersburg town site.[3] The first white settlement at Petersburg was Tanner's Station, an outpost founded before 1790.[4] Tanner's station was the first settlement in Boone County, KY.[5] Tanner's Station was renamed Petersburg in 1814.[3]

The Bullittsburg Baptist Church was founded outside the former hamlets of Utzinger and Gainesville/Idewild, east and north of Petersburg, in 1794.

Petersburg contains the Creation Museum, operated by Answers in Genesis.[6]

Education

Petersburg had a public library, a branch of the Boone County Public Library.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020500—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Notable natives

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky
  3. 1 2 "History". Boone County. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 54. ISBN 9780722249208.
  5. ↑ Edwards, Robin. "Tanner's Station, 1789". ExploreKYHistory. Archived from the original on February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  6. ↑ "HomeTownLocator". Retrieved June 10, 2006.
  7. ↑ "Kentucky Public Library Directory". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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