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Dexter, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°44′34″N 88°17′47″W / 36.74278°N 88.29639°W / 36.74278; -88.29639
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Dexter, Kentucky
Dexter is located in Kentucky
Dexter
Dexter
Coordinates: 36°44′34″N 88°17′47″W / 36.74278°N 88.29639°W / 36.74278; -88.29639
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyCalloway
Area
 • Total0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)
 • Land0.55 sq mi (1.42 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total257
 • Density467.27/sq mi (180.39/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
42036
Area code(s)270 & 364
GNIS feature ID490852[2]

Dexter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.[2] Its population was 277 as of the 2010 census.[3]

The community has had a post office since December 19, 1890.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020257
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

Notes

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Dexter, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Postal history – Postmaster Finder". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.