Paducah
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Paducah is a small riverfront city in western Kentucky known for its vibrant arts scene, historic downtown, and role as a regional cultural hub.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paducah canonical | 5 |
| City of Paducah (likely) | 1 |
| Paducah city | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3504689 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paducah Context triple: [Lower Town Arts & Music Festival, city, Paducah]
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A.
Paducah micropolitan area
The Paducah micropolitan area is a small urban-centered region in western Kentucky anchored by the city of Paducah and its surrounding communities.
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B.
Paris, Kentucky
Paris, Kentucky is a small historic city in Bourbon County known for its role in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass horse country and its preserved 19th-century architecture.
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C.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky is the largest city in the state of Kentucky, known for the Kentucky Derby horse race, its historic bourbon distilleries, and its role as a major cultural and economic hub in the Ohio River Valley.
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D.
Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Fort Thomas, Kentucky is a suburban city in northern Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati, known for its historic military fort roots and residential character.
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E.
Calvert City, Kentucky
Calvert City, Kentucky is a small industrial city in western Kentucky known for its chemical manufacturing plants and location near Kentucky Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paducah Target entity description: Paducah is a small riverfront city in western Kentucky known for its vibrant arts scene, historic downtown, and role as a regional cultural hub.
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A.
Paducah micropolitan area
The Paducah micropolitan area is a small urban-centered region in western Kentucky anchored by the city of Paducah and its surrounding communities.
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B.
Paris, Kentucky
Paris, Kentucky is a small historic city in Bourbon County known for its role in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass horse country and its preserved 19th-century architecture.
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C.
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky is the largest city in the state of Kentucky, known for the Kentucky Derby horse race, its historic bourbon distilleries, and its role as a major cultural and economic hub in the Ohio River Valley.
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D.
Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Fort Thomas, Kentucky is a suburban city in northern Kentucky, just south of Cincinnati, known for its historic military fort roots and residential character.
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E.
Calvert City, Kentucky
Calvert City, Kentucky is a small industrial city in western Kentucky known for its chemical manufacturing plants and location near Kentucky Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| areaCode |
270
ⓘ
364 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedAs | UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1827 ⓘ |
| governedBy | mayor–commission form of government ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Floodwall murals
ⓘ
Lower Town Arts District NERFINISHED ⓘ National Quilt Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Paducah Riverfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent |
Lower Town Arts & Music Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paducah QuiltWeek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | West Kentucky Community and Technical College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict |
Downtown Paducah Historic District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Town Neighborhood Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiverPort | Paducah Riverport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedIn | 1830 ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | McCracken County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic downtown
ⓘ
quilt and textile arts ⓘ regional cultural hub role ⓘ riverfront location ⓘ vibrant arts scene ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kentucky
ⓘ
McCracken County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Paducah micropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Western Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearConfluenceWith | Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorIndustry |
education services
ⓘ
healthcare services ⓘ river transportation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chief Paduke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFederalFacility | Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jackson Purchase region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | around 27000 ⓘ |
| postalCodePrefix |
42001
ⓘ
42002 ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Interstate 24
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 45 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 62 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| UNESCOCreativeCitySince | 2013 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paducah Description of subject: Paducah is a small riverfront city in western Kentucky known for its vibrant arts scene, historic downtown, and role as a regional cultural hub.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
City of Paducah (likely)
subject surface form:
Lower Town Historic District
this entity surface form:
Paducah city