Paducah, Kentucky

Paducah, Kentucky
Broadway, Paducah Downtown Commercial District
Broadway, Paducah Downtown Commercial District
Paducah is located in Kentucky
Paducah
Paducah
Paducah is located in the United States
Paducah
Paducah
Coordinates: 37°4′20″N 88°37′39″W / 37.07222°N 88.62750°W / 37.07222; -88.62750
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyMcCracken
Settledc. 1821[1]
Established1830[2]
Incorporated1838[2]
Named forthe Chickasaw Tribe[3]
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
 • City20.75 sq mi (53.74 km2)
 • Land20.30 sq mi (52.59 km2)
 • Water0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)
Elevation
341 ft (104 m)
Population
 • City27,137
 • Density1,336.60/sq mi (516.06/km2)
 • Metro
103,481
DemonymPaducahan
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
42001-42002-42003
Area code(s)270 & 364
FIPS code21-58836
GNIS feature ID0500106
Websitepaducahky.gov

Paducah is a city in Kentucky in the United States. It is the county seat of McCracken County.

Sources

  1. ↑ University of Kentucky. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer, "Paducah Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine". Accessed September 24, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Paducah, Kentucky". Accessed September 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ Rennick, Robert. Kentucky Place Names, p. 224. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed August 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ↑ "QuickFacts: Paducah city, Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 13, 2023.