Owensboro, Kentucky
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"Owensboro" redirects here. For other uses, see Owensboro (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with the similarly-named cities of Owenton, Kentucky or Owingsville, Kentucky
Owensboro is a home rule-class city[4] in and the county seat of[5] Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the state. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about 107 miles (172 km) southwest of Louisville, and is the principal city of the Owensboro metropolitan area. The 2020 census had its population at 60,183. The metropolitan population was estimated at 116,506.[6] The metropolitan area is the sixth largest in the state as of 2018, and the seventh largest population center in the state when including micropolitan areas.
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Owensboro, Kentucky | |
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Nickname: BBQ Capital of the World | |
Motto: "Progress 1817" | |
Coordinates: 37°45′28″N 87°7′6″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Daviess |
Settled (as Yellow Banks) | 1797 |
Established (as Owensborough) | 1817[1] |
Incorporated | 1850[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tom Watson |
• Mayor Pro Tem | Mark Castlen |
• City Manager | Nate Pagan |
Area | |
• City | 22.10 sq mi (57.24 km2) |
• Land | 20.65 sq mi (53.49 km2) |
• Water | 1.45 sq mi (3.76 km2) 6.47% |
Elevation | 394 ft (120 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• City | 60,183 |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 60,037 |
• Density | 2,914.15/sq mi (1,125.16/km2) |
• Metro | 116,506 |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 42301-42304 |
Area code(s) | 270 & 364 |
FIPS code | 21-58620 |
GNIS feature ID | 0500082 |
Highways | |
Website | www |
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