South
Kentucky
Muhlenberg

Central City

Central City is a home rule-class city in , , in the United States. The population was 5,819 at the 2020 census. It is the largest city in the county and the principal community in the Central City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Muhlenberg County.
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  • Type: Town with 5,780 residents
  • Description: city in Muhlenburg County, Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Central City, Kentucky” and “Central City, KY”
  • Postal code: 42330

Places of Interest

Highlights include Green River Correctional Complex.

Prison
is a state prison located in Central City, Kentucky. It opened in 1994 and had a prison population of 982 as of 2007. It is a minimum to medium security adult male correctional facility and it is operated by the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Department of Corrections with accreditation by the American Correctional Association.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holt and Cleaton.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is part of the census-designated place. is located near U.S. Route 431, 3 miles south-southeast of Central City. is situated 3 miles southeast of Central City.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 168. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Central City.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is part of the census-designated place. is situated 4 miles southeast of Central City.

Central City

Latitude
37.29393° or 37° 17′ 38″ north
Longitude
-87.12333° or 87° 7′ 24″ west
Population
5,780
Elevation
436 feet (133 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US CUK
Open location code
869J7VVG+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153356708
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4287450
Wiki­data ID
Q1012203
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Central City” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سنتر سيتي”
  • Basque: “Central City”
  • Catalan: “Central City”
  • Cebuano: “Central City”
  • Chechen: “Сентрал-Сити”
  • Chinese: “Central City”
  • Chinese: “中央市”
  • Chinese: “森特勒爾城”
  • Czech: “Central City”
  • Danish: “Central City”
  • Dutch: “Central City”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سنتر سيتى”
  • French: “Central City”
  • German: “Central City (Kentucky)”
  • German: “Central City”
  • Gilaki: “سنترا‌ل سيتي (کنتاکي)”
  • Gilaki: “سنترا‌ل سيتي”
  • Haitian: “Central City, Kentucky”
  • Haitian: “Central City”
  • Ido: “Central City, Kentucky”
  • Ido: “Central City”
  • Irish: “Central City”
  • Italian: “Central City”
  • Japanese: “セントラル・シティ”
  • Kazakh: “Céntral Sïtï”
  • Kazakh: “Цэнтрал Сити”
  • Kazakh: “تسەنترال سىيتىي”
  • Kirghiz: “Цэнтрал Сити”
  • Ladin: “Central City”
  • Malagasy: “Central City, Kentucky”
  • Malagasy: “Central City”
  • Mazanderani: “سنترال سیتی”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Central City”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Central City”
  • Norwegian: “Central City”
  • Persian: “سنترال سیتی، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “سنترال سیتی”
  • Polish: “Central City”
  • Portuguese: “Central City”
  • Serbian: “Сентрал Сити”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Central City, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Central City”
  • Slovak: “Central City”
  • South Azerbaijani: “سنترال سیتی، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “Central City (Kentucky)”
  • Spanish: “Central City”
  • Swedish: “Central City, Kentucky”
  • Swedish: “Central City”
  • Tatar: “Сентрал-Сити (Кентукки)”
  • Tatar: “Сентрал-Сити”
  • Turkish: “Central City, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Central City”
  • Ukrainian: “Сентрал-Сіті”
  • Uzbek: “Central City”
  • Uzbek: “Cентрал Cитй”
  • Volapük: “Central City”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Joseph Catholic Church and Central City Public Library.

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