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Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro, Kentucky | |
|---|---|
 Corner of West 3rd and St. Ann Streets in Owensboro | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: BBQ Capital of the World | |
| Motto: "Progress 1817" | |
 Location of Owensboro in Daviess County, Kentucky. | |
  Owensboro  Owensboro | |
| Coordinates: 37°45′28″N 87°7′6″W / 37.75778°N 87.11833°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 |   
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| Website | www |
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.
- ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Owensboro, Kentucky". Accessed September 18, 2013.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 – United States – Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area (GCT-PEPANNRES)". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
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