Powell (KY)

Welcome to Powell County ...

Time Zone: Powell County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Stanton is the Seat for Powell County.

Powell County was founded in 1852. Powell was created by taking area from Clark, Estill and Montgomery Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Powell had a population of 12,359 people. This is a decrease of 2.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,643 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Powell represented 0.29% of the total population of Kentucky.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Kentucky
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- Website for the //kdla.ky.gov/

Websites specific to Powell County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Clark County
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- Estill County
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- Lee County
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- Menifee County
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- Montgomery County
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- Wolfe County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of Kentucky
- Cemeteries of Powell County
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- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Kentucky

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.