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Wickliffe, KY

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Population
647
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
358 ft
Median Home Value
$68,400
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$34,509
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in KentuckyPopulation rankingHighest population places in KentuckyNearest larger communityPaducah, Kentucky25 miles away · 26,730 residents.

About Wickliffe

Wickliffe is a home rule-class city and the county seat of Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. The 2020 census counted 670 residents. Wickliffe is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1780 during the Revolutionary War, General George Rogers Clark established Fort Jefferson on a hill overlooking the Mississippi River one mile south of present-day Wickliffe. Wickliffe has a public library, the Ballard-Carlisle County Public Library. Wickliffe makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Wickliffe is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place.

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Lower County Wildfire Hazard Potential ClassA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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