Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro, Kentucky | |
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Corner of West 3rd and St. Ann Streets in Owensboro | |
| Nickname: BBQ Capital of the World | |
| Motto: "Progress 1817" | |
Location of Owensboro in Daviess County, Kentucky. | |
| 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 |
| Incorporated | 1850 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tom Watson |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Mark Castlen |
| • City Manager | Nate Pagan |
| Area | |
| 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) | |
| 60,183 | |
• Estimate (2022) | 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 |
Owensboro is a home rule-class city in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is also the county seat. 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. 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.