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Owensboro, Kentucky
Verified Oct 13, 2026Who leads Owensboro, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Tom Watson
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 54,067
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceowensboro.org/government/board_of_commissioners/elected_officials.php ↗
- Official leadership pageowensboro.org/government/board_of_commissioners/elected_officials.php ↗
- City websiteowensboro.org ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Tom Watson CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 54,067
- Median household income
- $51,982
- Median age
- 37.8
- Land area
- 21.3 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,538.4 per sq mi
- County
- Daviess County
- Metro area
- Owensboro, KY
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$189M
- City hall phone
- (270) 687-4444
- Official website
- owensboro.org ↗
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