Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Powell
- Incorporated
- March 9, 1854
- Type
- Mayor-Council
- Mayor
- Willie Means
- Total
- 2.28 sq mi (5.91 km )
- Land
- 2.28 sq mi (5.90 km )
- Water
- 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
- Elevation
- 673 ft (205 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 3,171
- Density
- 1,428.3/sq mi (551.47/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 21-73164
- Gnis feature id
- 0515661
- Website
- www .stantonky .gov
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Encyclopedic overview
Stanton is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Powell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 3,251 in the 2020 census.
Stanton is the birthplace of Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer Woody Stephens.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stanton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.