Paducah is a town in Cottle County, Texas, United States.

Richard Potts, a settler from Paducah, Kentucky, offered land to new residents in exchange for voting to name the town Paducah and make it the county seat.

[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,063 people, 575 households, and 287 families residing in the town.

34.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all land.

[11] Republican David Spiller, an attorney from Jacksboro in Jack County, has since March 2021 represented Paducah and Cottle County in the Texas House of Representatives.