Owensboro, Kentucky Hotels

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Owensboro is the third largest city in Kentucky and the county seat of Daviess County. According to 2005 estimates, the city had a total population of 55,459 and a metropolitan population of 111,599. Owensboro is located in the crook of a bend in the Ohio River at 37.757748, -87.118390. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 48.3 km² (18.7 mi²). 45.1 km² (17.4 mi²) of it is land and 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it (6.59%) is water.

Owensboro is home to two private, four-year colleges, Brescia University and Kentucky Wesleyan College, and one public commmunity college, Owensboro Community and Technical College. Campuses of Draughons Junior College and Daymar College are also located in Owensboro, and Western Kentucky University maintains an extended campus presence there.

Owensboro is home to the Annual Owensboro PumpkinFest held each September at the Sportscenter/Moreland Park complex. The festival consists of food vendors, crafts people, carnival rides, children and adult activities and games, and plenty of contests using pumpkins. Each year, the festival hosts a weekend long concert series featuring some of the areas top bands such as Sundown, Bad Kitty, and Mr. Nice Guy to name a few. The event was started by The Glenmary Sisters (also based in Owensboro) as a way to raise awareness and funds for their mission work in the southeastern United States.

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