Central City, Kentucky

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Owensboro. It is located about 31 miles [49 km] to the north of Central City and has a population of 54,067 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Bowling Green. It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the southeast of Central City and has a population of 49,296 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Newburgh (IN)	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	3,312	7.25% increase
	Tell City (IN)	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	7,526	4.07% decrease
	Beaver Dam	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	3,133	3.3% increase
	Dawson Springs	W	31 mi [49.89 km]	2,903	2.58% decrease
	Franklin	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	7,997	---
	Greenville	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	4,235	3.71% decrease
	Henderson	NW	44 mi [70.8 km]	27,933	2.05% increase
	Hopkinsville	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	32,076	6.6% increase
	Leitchfield	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	6,537	6.48% increase
	Madisonville	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	19,106	1.04% decrease
	Morganfield	NW	50 mi [80.5 km]	3,294	5.72% decrease
	Oak Grove	S	46 mi [74 km]	9,205	30.31% increase
	Princeton	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	6,398	2.11% decrease
	Providence	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	3,419	5.32% decrease
	Russellville	SE	34 mi [54.7 km]	7,268	1.66% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bancroft	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Bremen	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	359	1.64% decrease
	Centertown	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	428	2.88% increase
	Drakesboro	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	615	1.91% decrease
	Hartford	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,666	3.7% increase
	Island	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	425	2.3% decrease
	Livermore	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,430	3.51% decrease
	Lynn City	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	McHenry	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	435	4.32% increase
	Nebo	SW	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Powderly	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	879	3.9% increase
	Rochester	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	187	0.54% increase
	Rockport	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	346	3.59% increase
	Sacramento	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	502	2.9% decrease
	South Carrollton	N	2 mi [3.22 km]	181	1.63% decrease

Muhlenberg County

Central City is located in Muhlenberg County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muhlenberg: Butler, Christian, Hopkins, Logan, McLean, Ohio and Todd.

While not sharing a border with Muhlenberg, the counties of Daviess and Webster are close to Central City.

Below are counties that are near Central City (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Central City:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Central City
	Spencer County (IN)	N	Pueblo (IN)	36 miles [57 km]
	Breckinridge County	NE	Askin	35 miles [56 km]
	Butler County	SE	Rochester	14 miles [22 km]
	Caldwell County	W	Lakeshore	33 miles [53 km]
	Christian County	SW	Bakersport	13 miles [20 km]
	Daviess County	N	Livia	18 miles [28 km]
	Edmonson County	E	Big Reedy	38 miles [61 km]
	Grayson County	E	Steff	30 miles [48 km]
	Hancock County	NE	Pellville	35 miles [56 km]
	Henderson County	NW	Euterpe	33 miles [53 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Kentucky<3>

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