Bandana, Kentucky

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Country United States
Elevation
358 ft (109 m)
Bandana, Kentucky
Bandana is located in Kentucky
Bandana
Bandana
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°8′40″N 88°56′32″W / 37.14444°N 88.94222°W / 37.14444; -88.94222
Country United States
State Kentucky
CountyBallard
Area
  Total
1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2)
  Land1.89 sq mi (4.89 km2)
  Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
358 ft (109 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
177
  Density93.8/sq mi (36.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
42022
Area codes270 & 364
FIPS code21-03412
GNIS feature ID2629569[2]

Bandana is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ballard County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 177.[3]

A post office has been in operation at Bandana since 1880.[4] Some say the community was so named for a traveling salesman who carried his goods in a bandana sack, while others believe the name marks an incident when a bandana was lost by a group of pioneers near the site.[5]

Geography

Bandana is located in northern Ballard County at the intersection of Kentucky Route 358 (Bandana Road) and Kentucky Route 473 (Needmore Road / Woodville Road). It is 5 miles (8 km) south of the Ohio River and 22 miles (35 km) west of Paducah.

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