Paducah
city in and the county seat of McCracken County, Kentucky, United States
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Summary
Paducah is a city of Kentucky[1]. Paducah draws 3,249 Wikipedia views per month (city of kentucky category, ranking #304 of 3).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: McCracken County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ohio River[6]
- Head of government: George P. Bray[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8]
- Postal code: 42001[9], 42002[10], 42003[11]
- Commons category: Paducah, Kentucky[12]
- Local dialing code: 270[13], 364[14]
- Inception: 1821[15]
- Coordinate location: 37.072222222222, -88.6275[16]
- Official website: http://www.paducahky.gov/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Paducah, Kentucky[18]
- Population: 25,024[19], 27,137[20]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Paducah, Kentucky[21]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25]
- Capital of: McCracken County[26]
- Official name: Paducah[27]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Paducah, Kentucky[28]
- Number of households: 11,592[29]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Paducah, Kentucky[30]
- Elevation above sea level: 104[31]
- Area: 53.419789[32], 51.807168[33]
- Water as percent of area: 0.5167[34]
- Territory overlaps: Paducah urban area[35]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Paducah include Paducah[36], a town in the United States[37], in United States[38].
Why It Matters
Paducah has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Paducah is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Paducah include Paducah[36], a town in the United States[37], in United States[38].