THE PADUCAH LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Loess Plains setting.
Paducah city has 20.4 square miles of land in McCracken County. Its Census reference point is in Loess Plains, within Mississippi Valley Loess Plains.
Windblown loess blankets irregular plains and rolling hills, with steeper bluffs near the Mississippi River. Flatter eastern areas contrast with the more deeply cut bluff country.
Regional context: Mississippi Valley Loess Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Paducah and McCracken County
Paducah is associated with McCracken County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Paducah by land and water
The Census records 0.44 square miles of water within Paducah, or 2.1% of its total area. It is 5 percentage points lower than the 7.1% recorded for McCracken County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Paducah city has 3.8 times the land area of nearby Hendron CDP (5.34 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

