Johnson County | |
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Coordinates: 37°50′N 82°50′W / 37.84°N 82.83°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
Founded | February 24, 1843 |
Named for | Richard Mentor Johnson |
Seat | Paintsville |
Largest city | Paintsville |
Area | |
• Total | 264 sq mi (680 km2) |
• Land | 262 sq mi (680 km2) |
• Water | 2.2 sq mi (6 km2) 0.8% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,680 |
• Estimate (2023) | 22,116 |
• Density | 86/sq mi (33/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 5th |
Website | www |
Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,680.[1] Its county seat is Paintsville.[2] The county was formed in 1843 and named for Richard Mentor Johnson, a colonel of the War of 1812, United States Representative, Senator, and Vice President of the United States.[3]
Johnson County is classified as a moist county, which is a county in which alcohol sales are not allowed (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city, in this case Paintsville, where alcoholic beverage sales are allowed.