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Poverty, Kentucky
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 Poverty, Kentucky
Location in Kentucky
Poverty, Kentucky
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | McLean |
| Elevation | 400 ft (100 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 508866 |
Poverty is an unincorporated community located in McLean County, Kentucky, United States. Poverty was named by William Short, a local physician who strongly disliked his snobbish neighbors. The neighbors had formed a society called "the Social Circle" whose membership conferred a perceived high social status. Poverty was meant to be an insult.
Poverty has been noted for its unusual place name.
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