Lowes is an

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and

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(CDP) in Graves County,

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."Feature Detail Report for: Lowes, Kentucky."

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. Retrieved May 11, 2011. Lowes is northwest of Mayfield. As of the 2010 Census the population of Lowes was 98.

Demographics

Notable people

* Alben W. Barkley, U.S. Senator and Vice President of the United States, born near Lowes * J. Paul Hogan, pioneer in the invention of the plastics industry, born in Lowes

References

Unincorporated communities in Graves County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky Census-designated places in Graves County, Kentucky Census-designated places in Kentucky {{GravesCountyKY-geo-stub