Map of Paducah town, Texas

Paducah is a town in Cottle County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,186 at the 2010 census, down from 1,498 in 2000. It is the county seat of Cottle County. It is just south of the Texas Panhandle and east of the Llano Estacado.

Paducah town overview:
Name:	Paducah town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Cottle County
Elevation:	1,860 ft (567 m)
Total Area:	1.51 sq mi (3.91 km²)
Land Area:	1.51 sq mi (3.90 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	1,186
Population Density:	726.43/sq mi (280.50/km²)
ZIP code:	79248
Area code:	806
FIPS code:	4854600
GNISfeature ID:	1364686

Online Interactive Map

Paducah online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Paducah location on the U.S. Map. Where is Paducah town. — Paducah location on the U.S. Map.

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History

The town was named for Paducah, a city in western Kentucky. Richard Potts, a settler from Paducah, Kentucky, offered land to new residents in exchange for voting to name the town Paducah and make it the county seat. Paducah officially became the county seat in 1892 and was incorporated in 1910.

Paducah Road Map

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Geography

Paducah is located south of the center of Cottle County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km), all land.

Three U.S. highways intersect in the center of town. U.S. Route 83 leads north 32 miles (51 km) to Childress and south 28 miles (45 km) to Guthrie, while U.S. Route 70 leads east 36 miles (58 km) to Crowell and west 31 miles (50 km) to Matador. U.S. Route 62 follows US 83 north out of town and US 70 to the west.

Climate

The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is BSk (subtropical steppe climate).