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Population (year 2000): 1,498. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,363 (-9.0% change)
Males: 676 (45.1%), Females: 822 (54.9%)
Cottle County
Zip code:
79248
Median resident age: 44.6 years
Median household income: $23,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $25,700 (year 2000)
Races in Paducah:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.8%)
- Hispanic (20.3%)
- Black (11.2%)
- Other race (7.6%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (17.2%), English
(7.0%), Irish (6.7%), German (4.7%), Scottish (2.6%), Dutch
(1.3%).
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Paducah
- High school or higher: 61.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Paducah town
- Never married: 16.8%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 14.9%
- Divorced: 6.0%
3.7% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -278 (-15.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Paducah:
- CHILDRESS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles;
CHILDRESS, TX)
- HARDEMAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles;
QUANAH, TX)
- KNOX COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; KNOX CITY, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Paducah:
- ALTUS AFB (about 84 miles; ALTUS, OK; ID: LTS)
- LUBBOCK INTL (about 108 miles; LUBBOCK, TX; ID: LBB)
- DYESS AFB (about 115 miles; ABILENE, TX; ID: DYS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paducah:
- DAN E RICHARDS MUNI (about 3 miles; PADUCAH, TX; ID:
3F6)
- CHILDRESS MUNI (about 29 miles; CHILDRESS, TX; ID:
CDS)
- FOARD COUNTY (about 42 miles; CROWELL, TX; ID: 8F4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Paducah:
- WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles;
PLAINVIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,578)
- TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; LUBBOCK, TX;
FT enrollment: 22,439)
- HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY (about 113 miles; Abilene,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles;
ABILENE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,380)
- MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles;
WICHITA FALLS, TX; FT enrollment: 4,619)
- WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 129 miles;
CANYON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,476)
- CAMERON UNIVERSITY (about 134 miles; LAWTON, OK; FT
enrollment: 3,529)
Public primary/middle school in Paducah:
- PADUCAH SCHOOL (Students: 266; Location: 810
GOODWIN; Grades: PK - 12)
Library in Paducah:
- BICENTENNIAL CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $10,494; Location: 8TH ST COUNTY COURTHOUSE;
14,300 books; 329 audio materials; 373 video materials;
22 serial subscriptions)
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