Johnson County, Kentucky
Johnson County | |
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Johnson County Judicial Center in Paintsville | |
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′N 82°50′W / 37.84°N 82.83°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| Founded | February 24, 1843 |
| Named after | Richard Mentor Johnson |
| Seat | Paintsville |
| Largest city | Paintsville |
| Area | |
• Total | 264 sq mi (680 km2) |
| • Land | 262 sq mi (680 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (6 km2) 0.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 22,680 |
• Estimate (2024) | 22,098 |
| • Density | 86/sq mi (33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
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Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,680. Its county seat is Paintsville. The county was formed in 1843 and named for Richard Mentor Johnson, a colonel of the War of 1812, United States Representative, Senator, and Vice President of the United States.
Johnson County is classified as a moist county, which is a county in which alcohol sales are not allowed (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city, in this case Paintsville, where alcoholic beverage sales are allowed.