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We would like to provide the residents of  Phillipsburg  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Phillipsburg Home page. The Phillipsburg Home page provides as much information as possible on Phillipsburg. Knowing Phillipsburg’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Phillipsburg’s Home page, you will also find Phillipsburg’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Phillipsburg has a population of 2317. 49.1% of Phillipsburg’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.9 are female. 45.9% of Phillipsburg is married and 62.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $82,495, and the average rent is $623. Household median income in Phillipsburg is $48,241, and the individual median income is $29,902. Phillipsburg’s Ethnic is the following: White(96.2%), Hispanic(2.7%), Multiple(2.2%), Black(0.9%), Asian(0.4%), Native(0.2%).


Phillipsburg was organized in 1872 and named the county seat due to its central location in the county on July 26, though the first residents didn't arrive until late that year. It was named for politician and journalist William A. Phillips. Phillipsburg was incorporated as a city in 1880.The first post office was established in Phillipsburg on December 23, 1872, with the first postmaster being Fred A Dutton, but the name of the post office was spelled Phillipsburgh until 1893.


Named in honor of John Bissel, Fort Bissel was built in 1872 to protect against perceived hostility from Native Americans and closed in 1878. The Fort was reconstructed in city park in 1962. The first cemetery in the town, Close cemetery, was established on March 19, 1879 by the Fairview cemetery association and was deeded to the city on June 4, 1889.


A branch of the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway was established through Phillipsburg in 1887. Also in 1887 complete telephone systems were installed in the city. A fire nearly destroyed the entire town square in 1906. The current courthouse was constructed in 1912. "Kansas' Biggest Rodeo" was first held in 1929 and is held annually on the last weekend in July or first weekend in August. In 1939, Consumer's Cooperative Association opened the world's first cooperative oil refinery on the north edge of town, and shutdown in 1992.


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