Owensboro

county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States
Organization city_in_the_united_states Q494295
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Owensboro

Summary

Owensboro is a city in the United States[1]. Owensboro ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,127 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Owensboro is located in Daviess County[3].
  • Owensboro is in the country of United States[4].
  • Owensboro is on the body of water Ohio River[5].
  • Owensboro's head of government is recorded as Tom Watson[6].
  • Owensboro's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[7].
  • Owensboro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Olomouc[8].
  • Owensboro's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nisshin[9].
  • Owensboro's postal code is recorded as 42301[10].
  • Owensboro's postal code is recorded as 42302[11].
  • Owensboro's postal code is recorded as 42303[12].
  • Owensboro's postal code is recorded as 42304[13].
  • Owensboro's Commons category is recorded as Owensboro, Kentucky[14].
  • Owensboro's local dialing code is recorded as 270[15].
  • Owensboro's local dialing code is recorded as 364[16].
  • 1797 marks the founding of Owensboro[17].
  • Owensboro's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.757748, 'lon': -87.11839}[18].
  • Owensboro's official website is recorded as http://www.owensboro.org[19].
  • Owensboro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Owensboro, Kentucky[20].
  • Owensboro has a population of {'amount': '+57265'}[21].
  • Owensboro has a population of {'amount': '+60183'}[22].
  • Owensboro's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Owensboro, Kentucky[23].
  • Owensboro's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Owensboro's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[25].
  • Owensboro's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[26].
  • Owensboro's capital of is recorded as Daviess County[27].

Body

Founding

1797 marks the founding of Owensboro[17].

Identity

Owensboro's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Owensboro'}[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Owensboro include Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport[29], an airport[30], in United States[31].

Why It Matters

Owensboro ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,127 views/month).[2] Owensboro has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Owensboro is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Owensboro include Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport[29], an airport[30], in United States[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . owensboro.org. Retrieved . owensboro.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Hwierzbicki · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the statistical territorial entity Owensboro metropolitan area
    Elevation above sea level {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+120'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Daviess County
    Country United States
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://www.owensboro.org"
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