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Powderly is a city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 846 at the 2000 census. The city is named for Terence Powderly, who opened a coal mine there in 1887. Powderly is located at 37Â°14â²25â³N 87Â°9â²25â³W / 37.24028Â°N 87.15694Â°W / 37.24028; -87.15694 (37.240274, -87.157042). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 kmÂ²), all of it land.
In February 1815, the Kentucky General Assembly incorporated the land as the town of Covington. At the time of its incorporation, Covington and all of today's Kenton County was a part of Campbell County. Shortly after its incorporation, the investors began selling lots in the new city for $385 a lot. However, for the next 15 years, lot sales were slow and disappointing.