Philadelphia is an
unincorporated community and
census-designated place in western
Marion County,
Missouri, United States. It is located west of
Palmyra on
Missouri Route 168
Route 168 is a highway in northeastern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 61 in Hannibal; its western terminus is at Route 15 in Shelbyville.
Route description
History
Major intersections
References
168
168
Yea ...
. The community is part of the
Hannibal
Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...
Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Philadelphia was
platted in 1835. The community was named after
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A post office called Philadelphia has been in operation since 1847.
Philadelphia was first listed as a census-designated place for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 206.
Geography
Philadelphia is in western Marion County, west of Palmyra, the
county seat, north of
Monroe City, east of
Shelbyville, and south of
Ewing
Ewing may refer to:
People
* Ewing (surname)
* Ewing (given name)
Places
;United States
* Ewing Township, Boone County, Arkansas
* Ewing, Illinois, a village
* Ewing Township, Franklin County, Illinois
* Ewing, Indiana, an unincorporated communi ...
.
Hannibal
Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...
, the largest city in Marion County, is to the southeast on the
Mississippi River.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
, the Philadelphia CDP has an area of , all land.
The community drains north to a tributary of the
South Fabius River The Fabius River (pronounced ''FAY-bee-us'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Mississippi River in northeastern Missouri in the United Sta ...
and south to a tributary of the
North River. Both rivers flow east to the Mississippi.
Demographics
References
Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Missouri
Hannibal, Missouri micropolitan area
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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