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Owensboro

county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States
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Summary

Owensboro is a city in the United States[1]. Owensboro ranks in the top 4% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,473 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Daviess County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Ohio River[5]
  • Head of government: Tom Watson[6]
  • Twinned administrative body: Olomouc[7], Nisshin[8]
  • Postal code: 42301[9], 42302[10], 42303[11], 42304[12]
  • Commons category: Owensboro, Kentucky[13]
  • Local dialing code: 270[14], 364[15]
  • Inception: 1797[16]
  • Official website: http://www.owensboro.org[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Owensboro, Kentucky[18]
  • Population: 57,265[19], 60,183[20]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Owensboro, Kentucky[21]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], New International Encyclopedia[23], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[24]
  • Capital of: Daviess County[25]
  • Official name: Owensboro[26]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Owensboro, Kentucky[27]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Owensboro, Kentucky[28]
  • Number of households: 25,414[29]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Owensboro, Kentucky[30]
  • Owner of: Owensboro Sportscenter[31]
  • Elevation above sea level: 120 m[32]
  • Area: 56.109022 km²[33], 52.876376 km²[34]
  • Water as percent of area: 6.4738 percent[35]
  • Territory overlaps: Owensboro urban area[36]

Body

Cultural Significance

Things named for Owensboro include Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport[37], an airport[38], in United States[39].

Why It Matters

Owensboro has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Owensboro is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for Owensboro include Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport[37], an airport[38], in United States[39].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . owensboro.org. Retrieved . owensboro.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Hwierzbicki · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Owensboro metropolitan area
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+120'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Daviess County
    Country → United States
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.owensboro.org"
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