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Foster, Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°47′57″N 84°12′47″W / 38.79917°N 84.21306°W / 38.79917; -84.21306
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Foster
Unincorporated community
Lenoxburg-Foster Road
Lenoxburg-Foster Road
Foster is located in Kentucky
Foster
Foster
Location within the state of Kentucky
Foster is located in the United States
Foster
Foster
Foster (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°47′57″N 84°12′47″W / 38.79917°N 84.21306°W / 38.79917; -84.21306
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBracken
Area
[1]
 • Total0.098 sq mi (0.25 km2)
 • Land0.098 sq mi (0.25 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
528 ft (161 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total44
 • Density450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41043
GNIS feature ID[3]

Foster (also known as Fosters) is an unincorporated community located in Bracken County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 44 as of the 2010 census, which recorded it as a city;[2] although Foster was once incorporated, it had become unincorporated by 2008.[4]

History

Foster has the name of pioneer citizen Israel Foster.[5] Variant names have been "Fosters Landing" and "Fosters".[3][5] A post office called Foster's Landing was established in 1847, and the name was changed to Foster in 1850.[6]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Foster
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Foster (historical)
  5. ^ a b Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 107. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  6. ^ "Bracken County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2015.



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