Poverty, Kentucky

Poverty
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°34′15″N 87°19′16″W / 37.57083°N 87.32111°W / 37.57083; -87.32111Coordinates: 37°34′15″N 87°19′16″W / 37.57083°N 87.32111°W / 37.57083; -87.32111
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	McLean
Elevation	400 ft (100 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
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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