Stanton, Kentucky

Stanton, Kentucky
Powell County Courthouse in Stanton
Powell County Courthouse in Stanton
Nickname: 
Nature's Bridge to the Mountains
Location of Stanton in Powell County, Kentucky.
Location of Stanton in Powell County, Kentucky.
Coordinates: 37°50′51″N 83°51′33″W / 37.84750°N 83.85917°W / 37.84750; -83.85917
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyPowell
IncorporatedMarch 9, 1854
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorWillie Means
Area
 • Total
2.28 sq mi (5.91 km2)
 • Land2.28 sq mi (5.90 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,251
 • Estimate 
(2022)[2]
3,221
 • Density1,428.38/sq mi (551.47/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
40380
Area code606
FIPS code21-73164
GNIS feature ID0515661
Websitewww.stantonky.gov

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.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.