Stanton, Kentucky

Stanton, Kentucky
City
Powell County Courthouse in Stanton
Nickname(s): Nature's Bridge to the Mountains
Motto: "All of nature is our bathroom!"
Location of Stanton, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°50′51″N 83°51′33″W / 37.84750°N 83.85917°W / 37.84750; -83.85917Coordinates: 37°50′51″N 83°51′33″W / 37.84750°N 83.85917°W / 37.84750; -83.85917
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Powell
Incorporated	March 9, 1854
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Dale Allen
Area
• Total	2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2)
• Land	2.0 sq mi (5.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,733
• Density	1,366.5/sq mi (535.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	40380
Area code(s)	606
FIPS code	21-73164
GNIS feature ID	0515661

Stanton is a city in and the county seat of Powell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,733 at the 2010 census.

Stanton is the birthplace of Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer Woody Stephens.

The first post office to be located in present-day Stanton was established on July 7, 1849 and was named Beaver Pond, because of the settlement's proximity to a small body of water resulting from a beaver dam. In 1852, both the post office and the settlement were renamed Stanton for Richard H. Stanton, who served in Congress from 1849 to 1855 and later as a U.S. senator.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Stanton (and nearby Clay City) were booming logging centers for Eastern Kentucky. The city was also connected to much of the country by a railroad that went through the city and county. Since then the railroad has been removed. The original train depot still exists and is home to the Powell County Tourism Association.

Stanton is located at 37°50′51″N 83°51′33″W / 37.84750°N 83.85917°W / 37.84750; -83.85917 (37.847610, -83.859250). Stanton lies in the floodplain of the Red River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km²), all land.