Census Data for Petersburg
Although we found mention of Petersburg during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..
As far as we can tell, Petersburg has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Petersburg, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Hepler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Bronson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
- Bronson is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
- Elsmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Savonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Stark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Moran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Moran has also been known as:
- Moran City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
- Fort Scott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <3>
- Mapleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Girard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Girard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
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- La Harpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- La Harpe is located in Allen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Harpe <3>
- Erie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Neosho County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
- Mildred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- The population in 2019 was estimated at 23 people. This represents a 17.86% decrease since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 28 people.
- La Harpe
Bourbon County ...
Petersburg is located in Bourbon County<4>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Bourbon County.
Miscellaneous Information for Petersburg ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Bourbon County or the community of Petersburg:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 20 (Kansas)
- County Code: 011 (Bourbon County)
- Place Code: 55560 (Petersburg)
- State & County Code: 20/011 (Kansas / Bourbon County)
- State & Place Code: 20/55560 (Kansas / Petersburg)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Petersburg is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Petersburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Petersburg and then turned east". While Petersburg could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Petersburg as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Petersburg could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are 5 Kansas communities also named Petersburg. While this community is located in Bourbon County, the others are located in the following counties: Doniphan, Edwards, Leavenworth, Marshall and Wyandotte. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Petersburg. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Bourbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |