Paducah, Kentucky

Paducah, Kentucky
City
Broadway, Paducah Downtown Commercial District
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Coordinates: 37°4′20″N 88°37′39″W / 37.07222°N 88.62750°W / 37.07222; -88.62750
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 [4]
• 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  (2020)[5]
• City	27,137
• Density	1,336.60/sq mi (516.06/km2)
• Metro	103,481
Demonym	Paducahan
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	42001-42002-42003
Area code(s)	270 & 364
FIPS code	21-58836
GNIS feature ID	0500106
Website	paducahky.gov

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

1. ↑ University of Kentucky. Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer, "Paducah". Accessed September 24, 2013.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Paducah, Kentucky". Accessed September 24, 2013.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference ren was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
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.