Paducah, Kentucky
Paducah is a city in Kentucky in the United States. It is the county seat of McCracken County.
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| Coordinates: 37°4′20″N 88°37′39″W / 37.07222°N 88.62750°WCoordinates: 37°4′20″N 88°37′39″W / 37.07222°N 88.62750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | McCracken |
| Settled | c. 1821[1] |
| Established | 1830[2] |
| Incorporated | 1838[2] |
| Named for | the Chickasaw Tribe[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
| • City | 20.75 sq mi (53.74 km2) |
| • Land | 20.30 sq mi (52.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 341 ft (104 m) |
| Population | |
| • City | 27,137 |
| • Density | 1,336.60/sq mi (516.06/km2) |
| • Metro | 103,481 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 42001-42002-42003 |
| FIPS code | 21-58836 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0500106 |
| Website | paducahky |
Paducah, Kentucky Media
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Downtown Paducah, Market House Theatre*Market House Theatre
The wharf in Paducah, 1890
Fort Anderson was the site of the Battle of Paducah in March 1864.
1884 view of 4th street and Paducah City Hall
Downtown Paducah in the aftermath of the 1937 flood
The flood wall in Paducah, Kentucky.
McCracken County Courthouse
Restoration of National Archives file: 280811
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Sources
- ↑ University of Kentucky. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer, "Paducah". Accessed September 24, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Paducah, Kentucky". Accessed September 24, 2013.
- ↑ Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, p. 224. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed August 1, 2013.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Paducah city, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
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