Central City, Kentucky | |
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 Downtown in 2022 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto(s): "Where the opportunities are endless and the music never ends"[1] | |
 Location in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°17′42″N 87°7′43″W / 37.29500°N 87.12861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Muhlenberg |
| Established | Morehead's Horse Mill, 1826[2] |
| Incorporated | Stroud City, 1873[2] |
| Incorporated | Central City, 1882[2] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-City Administrator- City Council |
| • Mayor | Tony Armour |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.25 sq mi (13.59 km2) |
| • Land | 5.24 sq mi (13.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,819 |
• Estimate (2022)[5] | 5,810 |
| • Density | 1,111.13/sq mi (429.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 42330 |
| Area code(s) | 270 & 364 |
| FIPS code | 21-13978 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0489282 |
Central City is a home rule-class city[6] in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 5,819 at the 2020 census.[4] It is the largest city in the county and the principal community in the Central City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Muhlenberg County.
- ^ "Welcome to Central City". City of Central City. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c "History of Central City, Kentucky". Archived from the original on July 4, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2006.
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Kentucky". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Central City city, Kentucky: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform" (PDF). Kentucky League of Cities. Retrieved December 30, 2014.