Madisonville, Kentucky
Madisonville, Kentucky | |
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Hopkins County Courthouse and Confederate Monument in Madisonville | |
| Nickname: "Best Town on Earth" | |
Location of Madisonville in Hopkins County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 37°19′58″N 87°30′8″W / 37.33278°N 87.50222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Hopkins |
| Incorporated | 1807 |
| Named after | James Madison |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kevin Cotton (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.66 sq mi (48.33 km2) |
| • Land | 17.87 sq mi (46.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.80 sq mi (2.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 470 ft (144 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,542 |
• Estimate (2022) | 19,214 |
| • Density | 1,093.81/sq mi (422.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 42431 |
| Area code(s) | 270 & 364 270 |
| FIPS code | 21-49368 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0497441 |
| Website | madisonvilleliving |
Madisonville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States, located along Interstate 69 in the state's Western Coal Fields region. The population was 19,591 at the 2010 census. Madisonville is a commercial center of the region and is home to Madisonville Community College.