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History · Phillipsburg

Half of Phillipsburg’s homes were built after 1956

Most of Phillipsburg was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1956. Below: maps from 1973 on and the census since 1960.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Phillipsburg’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Phillipsburg are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 2,450 in 1980; 640 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Phillipsburg’s homes were built before 1956.
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People over time

Phillipsburg, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5001960198020002020Peak: 2,450

Peaked at 2,450 in 1980; 640 people lived here in 2020.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Phillipsburg’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Phillipsburg, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Phillipsburg yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Phillipsburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Tift County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Phillipsburg had a population of 640.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 707 to 640 (-9%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Phillipsburg, decade by decade

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On the map

Phillipsburg on the map, 1973 to 1988

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Phillipsburg. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Phillipsburg on the 1973 USGS mapPhillipsburg on the 1988 USGS map1973Tifton West sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Phillipsburg.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.