Phelps City, Missouri
Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.
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Phelps City is an 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 | |
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View of Phelps City, Missouri, north of U.S. Highway 136 | |
  Phelps City Location within Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 40°24′02″N 95°35′42″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| County | Atchison |
| Township | Templeton |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| • Land | 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0/sq mi (0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2587101[2] |
History
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] The settlement is located along the main line of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad,[7] and there was a train station called Phelps Station.[8] In 1904, there were a couple dozen homes and two churches in the town.[9] The Missouri River floods of the 2010s, especially the 2019 flood, heavily affected this community and largely led to its diminution. The BNSF Railway still runs trains daily through Phelps on the Napier Subdivision.[10]
Demographics
Education
The school district is Rock Port R-II School District.[13] Rock Port High School is the zoned comprehensive high school.
