Madisonville, Kentucky
Madisonville, Kentucky | |
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Hopkins County Courthouse and Confederate Monument in Madisonville | |
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Flag Seal | |
| 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 | 17.86 sq mi (46.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.80 sq mi (2.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,542 |
• Estimate (2022) | 19,214 |
| • Density | 1,093.8/sq mi (422.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 42431 |
| Area codes | 270 & 364 270 |
| FIPS code | 21-49368 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0497441 |
| Website | madisonvilleliving |
Madisonville is a city in and the county seat of Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States, located along Interstate 69 in the state's Western Coal Fields region. As of the 2020 census, Madisonville had a population of 19,542. Madisonville is a commercial center of the region and is home to Madisonville Community College.