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La Center

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La Center

Total population

694

Median home value

$92,300

17.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,776

La Center$57k
National$74k
Weather72°F · Mostly Clear
Coordinates37.07°, -88.98°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Active weather alerts
  • Heat Advisory · Moderate
    Heat Advisory issued September 18 at 3:16AM CDT until September 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Overview

LaCenter, formerly and often informally written as La Center, is a home rule-class city in Ballard County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 872 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous community in the county. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
50
Median home value
$92,300
Housing units
323
Poverty rate
27.2%
Unemployment
0%

Race & ethnicity

White
78.8%
Black
13.8%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
0.4%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
37.0749
Longitude
-88.9751
Water area
0.00 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight
72°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
97°F
Sunny
Friday Night
72°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
96°F
Sunny
Saturday Night
71°F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
97°F
Mostly Sunny

Forecast for La Center, KY from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
5
Elementary
1
Middle
1
High
2
Other
1

Largest nearby schools

  • Ballard County Elementary School
    Elementary · Barlow · 467 students · 14.6:1 ratio
  • Ballard Memorial High School
    High · Barlow · 260 students · 11.8:1 ratio
  • Ballard County Middle School
    Middle · Barlow · 215 students · 14.3:1 ratio
  • Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center
    Other · Barlow · 110 students · 22:1 ratio
  • Ballard County Career and Technology Ctr
    High · Barlow

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Oscar Turner
Oscar Turner
American politician (1867-1902)
Benjamin Nathaniel Shaw
Benjamin Nathaniel Shaw
American baseball and football player
Earl Grace
Earl Grace
American baseball player
Eddie Moore
Eddie Moore
American baseball player
J
James Tyne Moody
United States federal judge
Morris E. Crain
Morris E. Crain
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Lillian Rozell Messenger
Lillian Rozell Messenger
American poet and writer (1843–1921)
Kelsey Waldon
Kelsey Waldon
singer/songwriter
O
Olive Holbert Chaffee
American artist
W
William Peal
American lawyer (1898-1984)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kentucky

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.21
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,536

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
16
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about La Center

Passage to the center
Passage to the center
Daniel Tobin · 1999
The great conspiracy
The great conspiracy
John Jay · 1830
A history of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States
A history of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States
Thomas O'Gorman · 1895
To improve health and health care
To improve health and health care
Stephen L. Isaacs · 2005
American teacher
American teacher
Katrina Fried · 2013
Encyclopedia of Dermatology
Encyclopedia of Dermatology
Meghan Pratt · 2016
Civil disorder
Police Foundation (U.S.) · 1994
American Film
American Film
American Film Institute · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library