Madisonville, Kentucky

Madisonville, Kentucky
Hopkins County Courthouse and Confederate Monument in Madisonville
Hopkins County Courthouse and Confederate Monument in Madisonville
Flag of Madisonville, Kentucky
Official seal of Madisonville, Kentucky
Nickname: 
"Best Town on Earth"[1]
Location of Madisonville in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
Location of Madisonville in Hopkins County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 37°19′58″N 87°30′8″W / 37.33278°N 87.50222°W / 37.33278; -87.50222
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyHopkins
Incorporated1807[2]
Named forJames Madison[3]
Government
 • MayorKevin Cotton (R)
Area
 • Total18.66 sq mi (48.33 km2)
 • Land17.87 sq mi (46.27 km2)
 • Water0.80 sq mi (2.06 km2)
Elevation
470 ft (144 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total19,542
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
19,214
 • Density1,093.81/sq mi (422.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
42431
Area code(s)270 & 364 270
FIPS code21-49368
GNIS feature ID0497441
Websitemadisonvilleliving.com

Madisonville is a home rule-class city[6] in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States,[7] located along Interstate 69 in the state's Western Coal Fields region. The population was 19,591 at the 2010 census.[8] Madisonville is a commercial center of the region and is home to Madisonville Community College.

  1. ^ "City of Madisonville, Ky". Madisonville Kentucky. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Madisonville, Ky". Accessed 25 August 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Enky was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Madisonville city, Kentucky". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2017.[dead link]

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