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Stanton, Kentucky
Stanton, Kentucky | |
|---|---|
 Powell County Courthouse in Stanton | |
| Nickname: Nature's Bridge to the Mountains | |
 Location of Stanton in Powell County, Kentucky. | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′51″N 83°51′33″W / 37.84750°N 83.85917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Powell |
| Incorporated | March 9, 1854 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Willie Means |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.28 sq mi (5.91 km2) |
| • Land | 2.28 sq mi (5.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 673 ft (205 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,251 |
• Estimate (2022)[2] | 3,221 |
| • Density | 1,428.38/sq mi (551.47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40380 |
| Area code | 606 |
| FIPS code | 21-73164 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0515661 |
| Website | www |
Stanton is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Powell County, Kentucky, United States.[3] The population was 3,251 in the 2020 census.
Stanton is the birthplace of Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer Woody Stephens.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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