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Paintsville

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Also known as Paintsville, Kentucky, Paintsville, KY

city in Kentucky, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Kentucky
County
Johnson
Established
February 24, 1834
Incorporated
February 5, 1843
Named after
Paint Creek
Type
Mayor-Council
Mayor
Bill Mike Runyon
Total
6.75 sq mi (17.48 km )
Land
6.62 sq mi (17.14 km )
Water
0.14 sq mi (0.35 km )
Elevation
614 ft (187 m)
Estimate 2024
4,129
Density
651.7/sq mi (251.64/km )
Time zone
UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code
21-58962
Gnis feature id
0500128

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Paintsville
Located in
Johnson County
Population
4312
Area
7.144333
Elevation
187
Capital of
Johnson County
Image
Paintsville Christmas.jpg
Households
1627
Dialing code
606
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Commons category
Paintsville, Kentucky
postal code
41240
inception
1834-02-24
P8168
Landeck
date of incorporation
1843-02-05
water as percent of area
3.4267
per capita income
18510
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Encyclopedic overview

Paintsville ( locally /ˈpeɪntsvəl/) is a home rule-class city in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Located along Paint Creek, it is the county seat of Johnson County. The population was 4,312 at the 2020 census.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paintsville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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