BlockProvidence, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Providence census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42450. The Survey maps it on the Providence quadrangle. 2,892 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 440 feet above sea level.
On record in Providence
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Providence Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1993
Population over time
2 figuresProvidence fell from 3,193 to 2,892 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,193 | |
| 2020 | 2,892 | -301 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1909 USGS Providence quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Providence quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Providence quadrangle1:62500
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Providence between 1998 and 2014, burning about 1,103 acres in total. None started naturally. 8 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 122 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | PLASTIC FI |
| 20 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | JUNKYARD F |
| 28 April 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 7 March 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 150 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 6 March 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 100 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
34 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Providence in 34 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 5 flash flood, 4 flood. The reports record 26 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2002 | Tornado (F3) | Providence | 26 hurt, $15,000,000 | The tornado crossed southern Webster County, producing major damage as it paralleled Highway 120 through Providence. About two dozen persons were injured, and they were transported by ambulance to regional hospitals. One person was critically injured. The tornado produced F-3 damage in Providence, then weakened to an F-2 tornado just east of the city limits. The tornado struck a mobile home park in Providence, destroying 16 of the 20 mobile homes there. About 10 permanent homes were destroyed, and about 100 more homes were damaged. |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | $450,000 | A microburst with estimated wind speeds near 75 mph downed hundreds of trees and limbs in and near Providence. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The damage path was approximately 1.25 miles long across the community of Providence. At least 50 homes sustained partial shingle loss or structural damage. A porch was blown off one home. A wall was blown out of a barn. Garage doors were blown in at a residence. Widespread damage was observed across town. Numerous power lines were down, and the entire community of Providence was without power. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Providence | $150,000 | Around 30 homes were damaged by this tornado that tracked across the southern and eastern fringe of Providence. Several homes received major damage, in excess of ten thousand dollars each. About a dozen homes were moderately damaged, and the rest had minor damage. On Highway 120, a delivery truck was pushed over onto a car. Twelve utility poles were replaced. Much of the damage was caused by fallen trees. Peak winds in this tornado were estimated near 100 MPH. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | $30,000 | A microburst snapped numerous large tree limbs and uprooted a few trees as it moved east through Providence. Large trees and power lines were down, including trees on houses. In particular, numerous trees were down in the Baptist Hill area on the west side of town. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Providence | $20,000 | Emergency management officials reported multiple state roads closed due to flooding. Two individuals were rescued from the top of a flooded vehicle. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | $20,000 | In Clay, several trees were blown down. One of the trees fell on a car. Carports and fences were damaged on Kentucky Highway 132. In Providence, several tree limbs and power lines were down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | $10,000 | Lots of large tree limbs and power lines were blown down throughout town. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Providence | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | $3,000 | Tree limbs were blown down on Highway 41-A in Providence and Dixon, as well as Highway 109 in Diamond. Power outages affected a large portion of Providence. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | $3,000 | Six trees and two power lines were blown down. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Providence | - | Several state roads were closed due to high water in Webster County, including Highways 132, 270, 138, and 2836. A few other state roads were open but covered with water. Some county roads were also affected by flooding. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Providence | - | A few state roads were closed by high water, including Highways 132, 138, and 270. Four other state roads were open but high water signs were placed on them. The flooding was from rain the previous day. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Providence | - | Highways 120 and 670 were closed by flash flooding. Highway 120 was closed east of Providence, and Highway 670 was closed near the Dotiki mine site. The public reported up to two inches of rain fell in 20 minutes. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Providence | - | Numerous roads were flooded and closed. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Providence | - | The 24-hour total rainfall was 2.70 inches, which fell almost entirely in a six-hour window during the late night and early morning hours. |
| December 2015 | Heavy Rain | Providence | - | Street flooding was reported in Providence. Other locations with water over the road included the Sebree area along Highway 132 West and Highway 857 between Clay and Dixon. |
| June 2014 | Heavy Rain | Providence | - | A co-operative observer measured 4.03 inches of rain in 24 hours. Most of the rain fell during thunderstorms on the evening of the 4th. |
| December 2011 | Flood | Providence | - | Street flooding was widespread in downtown Slaughters. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Providence | - | Countywide, many roads were covered with water. Some roads were closed, including Highway 132 between Clay and Dixon. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | - | A spotter estimated wind gusts from 50 to 60 MPH. A tree fell across U.S. Highway 41-A. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | - | The road department cleared a few trees that fell across roads in Providence. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Providence | - | no account filed |
| December 2015 | Hail | Providence | - | no account filed |
| February 2012 | Hail | Providence | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Providence | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Providence | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Providence | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Providence | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Providence | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Providence | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Flash Flood | Providence | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Flash Flood | Providence | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Providence | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1154612 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 501368. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.