Country United States County Cottle FIPS code 48-54600 Elevation 567 m Zip code 79248 Local time Monday 10:38 AM | State Texas Time zone Central (CST) (UTC−6) GNIS feature ID 1364686 Area 3.9 km² Population 1,142 (2013) Area code 806 | |
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Weather 25°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 40% Humidity | ||
Paducah is a town in Cottle County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,186 at the 2010 census, down from 1,498 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cottle County. It is just south of the Texas Panhandle and east of the Llano Estacado.
Contents
- Map of Paducah TX 79248 USA
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Education
- Government
- Notable people
- Climate
- References
Map of Paducah, TX 79248, USA
Geography
Paducah is located south of the center of Cottle County at 34°0′50″N 100°18′14″W (34.013957, -100.303780). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all of it 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.
History
The town was named for Paducah, a city in western Kentucky.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,498 people, 650 households, and 421 families residing in the town. The population density was 985.0 people per square mile (380.5/km²). There were 820 housing units at an average density of 539.2 per square mile (208.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.57% White, 11.21% African American, 7.61% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.29% of the population.
There were 650 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 26.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,333, and the median income for a family was $30,652. Males had a median income of $26,184 versus $16,131 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,778. About 15.4% of families and 20.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.0% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The town is served by the Paducah Independent School District and is home to the Paducah High School Dragons.
Government
Republican Drew Springer, Jr., a businessman from Muenster in Cooke County, has since January 2013 represented Paducah and Cottle County in the Texas House of Representatives.
Notable people
Climate
The Köppen climate classification sub-type for this climate is "BSk". (Tropical and Subtropical Steppe Climate).