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Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 4,132 people, 1,681 households, and 1,079 families residing in the city. The population density

Population density

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was 786.1 people per square mile (303.3/km²). There were 1,901 housing units at an average density of 361.7 per square mile (139.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.48% White

White American

White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...

, 0.65% African American

African American

African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

, 0.19% Native American

Native Americans in the United States

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, 0.61% Asian

Asian American

Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...

, 0.02% Pacific Islander

Pacific Islander American

Pacific Islander Americans, also known as Oceanian Americans, are residents of the United States with original ancestry from Oceania. They represent the smallest racial group counted in the United States census of 2000. They numbered 874,000 people or 0.3 percent of the United States population...

, 0.10% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos

Hispanic and Latino Americans

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of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 1,681 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples

Marriage

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living together, 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.81.

The age distribution was 21.2% under 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 81.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,259, and the median income for a family was $30,575. Males had a median income of $30,478 versus $25,640 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the city was $15,876. About 21.0% of families and 29.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.9% of those under age 18 and 22.0% of those age 65 or over.

Crime

In 2009, the following crime rate (per 100,000 population) was reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...

by the city police department:

Crime	Paintsville	Kentucky	United States
Violent crime	6	260	429
Murder	0	4	5
Forcible rape	0	35	29
Robbery	2	84	133
Aggravated assault	4	135	269
Property crime	86	2,513	3,061
Burglary	12	689	716
Larceny-theft	63	1,683	2,061
Motor vehicle theft	11	141	259

Mayor

Paintsville's current mayor/city executive

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

is Bob Porter, who was elected in 2007.

Former Mayors:

Richard C. Thomas (1920–1922)
Dr. J.C. Sparks (1924)
James N. Meek (1924–1925)
Dr. E.E. Archer (1926–1933)
F.S. Vanhoose (1934–1939)
J.B. Wells Jr. (1940–1945)

Escom Chandler (1946–1949)
J.B. Wells, Jr. (1949–1955)
Ralph B. "Tiny" Preston (1955–1965)
J.B. Wells, Jr. (1966–1969)
John E. Chandler (1969–1975)
Jim T. Newman (1975)

Allen S. Perry (1975)
James S. Trimble (1975–1985)
Robert Wiley (1986–1988)
John David Preston (1988–1993)
Robin T. Cooper (1994–2002)
Douglas W. Pugh (2003–2006)
Bob Porter (2007–present)

Representative body

The representative body of the city of Paintsville is the city council

City council

A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...

. The council members include: Mark McKenzie, Bill Runyon, John Bland, Jim Meek, David Trimble, and Fran Jarrell.

Departments

The city mayor oversees the following departments:

Community Planning and Zoning Services
Finance
Human Resources
Police
Public Works
Parks and Recreation
Tourism

Education

Schools located within the city of Paintsville include:

Elementary schools

High schools

Paintsville High School
Paintsville High School
Paintsville High School is a secondary-level school located in Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky and is part of the Paintsville Independent School District. Its student enrollment as of 2006 was 344 in grades 7 through 12...

(seventh-twelfth grade)
Johnson Central High School
Johnson Central High School
Johnson Central High School is a public secondary school located at 257 North Mayo Trail on the northwest side of Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. The school serves as the Johnson County School District's consolidated high school....

Private

Our Lady of the Mountains School (kindergarten-eighth grade)

Colleges

Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Big Sandy Community and Technical College , with its headquarters in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, is one of 16 two-year, open-admissions colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . It was created in 2003 from the consolidation of Prestonsburg Community College and Mayo Technical...

(Mayo Campus)
Midway College School of Pharmacy
Midway College School of Pharmacy
Midway College School of Pharmacy is a private pharmacy school planned to open in Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. Announced to the public on January 11, 2010, the school plans to open on Big Sandy Community and Technical College's Mayo Campus in the fall of 2011...

- The college will begin accepting students in January 2011 for its opening in August 2011. Until the permanent campus is complete, classes will be held at Big Sandy Community and Technical College's Mayo Campus. When fully operational, it will have an enrollment of 320 students.

Both the board of education for the Paintsville Independent Schools

Paintsville Independent School District

The Paintsville Independent School District is a public school district based in Paintsville, Kentucky. The district serves the city of Paintsville.-Board of Education:...

and Johnson County Schools

Johnson County School District (Kentucky)

The Johnson County School District is a public school district located in Johnson County, Kentucky. The district operates nine schools and has an total enrollment of 3,701...

are located in Paintsville.

Culture

Festivals

Kentucky Apple Festival

The Kentucky Apple Festival

Kentucky Apple Festival

The Kentucky Apple Festival is an annual festival held in Paintsville, Kentucky during the first Friday and Saturday in October. The festival was originally created in 1962 as a way to provide a market for the county's apple production...

has been held in Paintsville annually since 1962. Events include live music, carnival rides, a pageant, various competitions, a parade, and a car show. The festival is always on the first full weekend in October.

Paintsville also holds a Spring Fling on Main Street in April.

Museums and historical sites

U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum
This museum gives information on the country music entertainers who grew up near U.S. 23 in Eastern Kentucky. Country music entertainers profiled in the museum include Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...

, Crystal Gayle

Crystal Gayle

Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...

, and Hylo Brown

Hylo Brown

Hylo Brown was a bluegrass and country music singer, guitarist and bass player.-Biography:Frank "Hylo" Brown was born in River, Kentucky and began his career as a performer on radio station WCMI in Ashland, Kentucky in 1939. Soon, he moved to WLOG in Logan, West Virginia and their "Saturday...

, just to name a few. The museum is located at 120 Staves Branch, just off U.S. 23.

Mayo Mansion

The historic Mayo Mansion was built for John C. C. Mayo

John C. C. Mayo

John Caldwell Calhoun Mayo was an American entrepreneur, educator, and politician.-Early life:Mayo was born in Gulnare, Kentucky to Thomas Jefferson Mayo and Mary E. Leslie Mayo. His family moved to Johnson County, Kentucky in 1870 from Pike County, Kentucky where they established their home in...

between 1905 and 1912. It now serves as Our Lady of the Mountains School. Located at 405 Third Street.

Mayo Memorial United Methodist Church

This church was designed by one-hundred Italian masons, hired by John C. C. Mayo

John C. C. Mayo

. It has several stain glass windows and has a pipe organ donated by Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, businessman, and entrepreneur who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century...

. The first church service was in the fall of 1909. Located on Third Street.

Recreation

Paintsville Country Club & Golf Course
This 18-hole golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

was established on September 27, 1929, making it one of the oldest golf courses in Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Mountain Coal Fields

The Eastern Mountain Coal Fields is part of the Central Appalachian bituminous coal field, covering all or parts of 30 Kentucky counties and adjoining areas in Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee. It covers an area from the Allegheny Mountains in the east across the Cumberland Plateau and...

. The country club

Country club

A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...

was built in 1930 by the WPA

Works Progress Administration

The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...

and is on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

. Located on Kentucky Route 1107 in Paintsville.

Paintsville Recreation Center
This park contains a volleyball court, a basketball court, a walking track, and a playground. Located on Preston Street.

Media

Print

The Paintsville Herald
The Paintsville Herald
The Paintsville Herald is a bi-weekly newspaper covering the city of Paintsville, Kentucky and the surrounding communities in Johnson County, Kentucky.The newspaper was first published on May 2,1901....

is a bi-weekly newspaper printed on Wednesday and Friday with a circulation of about 5,200 copies. The newspaper serves Paintsville and the local area.

Radio

Call Sign	Frequency	Format
WKLW WKLW-FM WKLW-FM is a radio station that was founded in 1992. It broadcasts in the Hot Adult Contemporary format. It is licensed to Paintsville, Kentucky, USA. The station is currently owned by B & G Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from CNN Radio and Dial Global...	94.7 FM	Hot AC
WSIP WSIP-FM WSIP-FM is a radio station broadcasting a New Country format. Licensed to Paintsville, Kentucky, USA. The station is currently owned by Sip Broadcasting, Inc. and features programing from CBS Radio. The station first aired on January 20, 1965....	98.9 FM	Country
WSIP WSIP (AM) WSIP is a radio station broadcasting an Oldies music format. Licensed to Paintsville, Kentucky, USA. The station is currently owned by S.I.P. Broadcasting Company, Inc. and features programming from ABC Radio and CBS Radio. The station first aired on April 4, 1949....	1490 AM	News/Talk
WKYH WKYH WKYH is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk format. Licensed to Paintsville, Kentucky. The station was licensed in 1984 and first began broadcasting in March 1985....	600 AM	News/Talk
WQHY WQHY WQHY is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 format. Licensed to Prestonsburg, Kentucky, USA. The station is currently owned by Wdoc, Inc.-History:The station went on the air as WDOC-FM on 1979-04-03...	95.5 FM	Top 40

Roads

U.S. Route 23 serves as the bypass for Paintsville. The four-lane divided highway

Divided Highway

Divided Highway is a compilation album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 2003. . All tracks are taken from the albums Cycles and Brotherhood .-Track listing:...

links Paintsville to Interstate 64

Interstate 64

Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with...

to the north and U.S. Route 119

U.S. Route 119

U.S. Route 119, commonly abbreviated as US 119, is a spur of US 19. It is a north–south route that was an original United States highway of 1926. It is often referred to as Corridor G east of US 23 and KY 80 in Kentucky to Interstate 64 at Charleston, West Virginia.- Kentucky :US 119 is a two...

and Kentucky Route 80 to the south. U.S. Route 460

U.S. Route 460

U.S. Route 460 is a spur of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles from Norfolk, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 at Ocean View to Frankfort, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky...

links Paintsville to the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway

Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway

The Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway, commonly known as the Mountain Parkway, is a freeway in eastern Kentucky. The route runs fromInterstate 64 just east of Winchester southeast for 75.627 miles to a junction with U.S. Route 460 near Salyersville...

in Salyersville

Salyersville, Kentucky

Salyersville is a city in and the county seat of Magoffin County, Kentucky, United States. It is located on the Licking River. The population was 1,604 at the 2000 census.-History:...

. Kentucky Route 40

Kentucky Route 40

Kentucky Route 40 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The road begins at a junction with U.S. Route 460 in Salyersville in Magoffin County, then continues eastward through Paintsville in Johnson County. KY 40 ends in Martin County at an intersection with KY Route 292 and an access...

forms both Euclid Avenue and Third Street in Paintsville. It links the city to Inez

Inez, Kentucky

There were 212 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone...

and also serves as an alternative route to Salyersville. Kentucky Route 321

Kentucky Route 321

Kentucky Route 321 originates at a junction with U.S. Highway 23 north of Paintsville, Kentucky in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. The route continues through Johnson County to terminate at a junction with Kentucky Route 1428 north of Prestonsburg in Floyd County....

, locally known as South Mayo Trail, serves as the city's main business route and passes through Mayo Plaza.

Public transportation

Sandy Valley Transportation is the city's main public transportation service. Although the transportation service is headquartered in nearby Prestonsburg

Prestonsburg, Kentucky

Prestonsburg is a city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. It lies in the eastern part of the state, along the banks of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. It was founded in 1797 by Col. John Preston—for whom it was named—along with Solomon Stratton, Matthias...

, Sandy Valley Transportation serves all of Johnson, Floyd

Floyd County, Kentucky

Floyd County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1800. As of 2000, the population was 42,441. Its county seat is Prestonsburg. The county is named for Colonel John Floyd .-History:...

, Martin

Martin County, Kentucky

Martin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 12,929. Its county seat is Inez. The county is named for Congressman John Preston Martin...

, Pike

Pike County, Kentucky

Pike County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 65,024. Its county seat is Pikeville. Pike is Kentucky's largest county in terms of land area. Pike County is the 11th largest county in Kentucky in terms of population preceded by Bullitt County and...

, and Magoffin

Magoffin County, Kentucky

Magoffin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky which was formed from parts of Floyd, Johnson, and Morgan Counties and officially created on 22 February 1860. As of 2000, the population was 13,332. Its county seat is Salyersville...

counties.

Air

Located just south of the city in the community of Hager Hill

Hager Hill, Kentucky

Hager Hill is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Hager Hill is located approximately four miles south of Paintsville, the county seat of Johnson County.-Demographics:...

is Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field

Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field

Paintsville-Prestonsburg Combs Field is a publicly-owned, private-use airport located four nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Paintsville, in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Paintsville-Prestonsburg Air Board...

. The publicly-owned, private-use airport

Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

is used for general aviation. Its main runway is 3,070 ft long.

The nearest airport that provides commercial aviation services is Tri-State Airport

Tri-State Airport

Tri-State Airport , also known as Milton J. Ferguson Field, is a public-use airport in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. The airport is located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Huntington, West Virginia, near the cities of Ceredo and Kenova...

, which is located 55 miles (88.5 km) northeast in Ceredo, West Virginia

Ceredo, West Virginia

Ceredo is a city in Wayne County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,675 at the 2000 census. Ceredo is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.The city is also near the location of...

Popular culture

The majority of the 1983 film, Kentucky Woman, was filmed in Paintsville.
Paintsville was one of the three filming locations for the 2010 drama
Drama
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film, Passenger Pigeons.
ESPN's "The Season: Bluegrass Basketball" featured Paintsville and Johnson Central as one of the states most heated rivalries where a basketball game is filmed at Paintsville when the two met in regular season match-up.

Notable residents

Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...

, country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

singer.
John Pelphrey
John Pelphrey
John Leslie Pelphrey is an American college basketball coach and was the 14th head men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas . After being named Kentucky's "Mr. Basketball" in 1987, he became a star college player at the University of Kentucky. Prior to coaching the Razorbacks, he...

, Known as "Dirt" in high school, 1987 Kentucky "Mr. Basketball", one of four University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

basketball
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, representing the University of Kentucky, is the winningest in the history of college basketball, both in all-time wins and all-time winning percentage. Kentucky's all-time record currently stands at 2058–647...

players dubbed "The Unforgettables"
1991–92 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1991–92 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in NCAA competition in the 1991–92 season. Coached by Rick Pitino, the Wildcats were, then as now, a member of the Southeast Conference and played their home games at Rupp Arena.This season's team is one of...

; former head men's basketball coach of the University of South Alabama
South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
The South Alabama Jaguars basketball program has competed in the Sun Belt Conference since 1978 when the league was formed. In their 42 year history, the Jaguars have compiled an overall record of 694-507 . Ronnie Arrow returned as head coach in 2007, succeeding John Pelphrey after the 2006-07 season...

, formerly head men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
The Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team represents the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The school's team currently competes in the Southeastern Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2008...

.
Venus Ramey
Venus Ramey
Venus Ramey was Miss America in 1944, and was the first red-haired contestant to win the title.Ramey competed as Miss District of Columbia and worked during her reign to help win suffrage for Washington D.C. in 1945...

, Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...

, 1944.
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...

, born at Butcher Hollow, Van Lear
Van Lear, Kentucky
According to the census of 2000, there were 2,106 people, 807 households, and 625 families in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for Van Lear's ZIP code .The racial makeup of the community was 99.7% White, 0.0% African American, and 0.3% Asian....

(an unincorporated community just outside of Paintsville).
Johnnie LeMaster
Johnnie LeMaster
Johnnie Lee LeMaster is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He played for 12 seasons for four teams, including 10 seasons for the San Francisco Giants. He batted and threw right-handed....

, former major league baseball player (San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

, Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

, Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...

).
John C. C. Mayo
John C. C. Mayo
John Caldwell Calhoun Mayo was an American entrepreneur, educator, and politician.-Early life:Mayo was born in Gulnare, Kentucky to Thomas Jefferson Mayo and Mary E. Leslie Mayo. His family moved to Johnson County, Kentucky in 1870 from Pike County, Kentucky where they established their home in...

, entrepreneur
Ovie Scurlock
Ovie Scurlock
Ovie Scurlock is a former jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing.Born in Paintsville, Kentucky, Scurlock began his professional riding career in 1938 at Fairmount Park Racetrack in Collinsville, Illinois. A year later, on August 26, 1939, at Ellis Park Racecourse in Henderson, Kentucky, he...

, born in Paintsville on November 11, 1918, former jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...

in horse racing.
Wendell H. Meade
Wendell H. Meade
Wendell Howes Meade served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky's 7th Congressional District during the Eightieth Congress...

, Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

member of U.S. House of Representatives.
Andrew Jackson Kirk
Andrew Jackson Kirk
Andrew Jackson Kirk was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near Warfield, Kentucky, Kirk attended the common schools. He graduated from the law department of Valparaiso University in 1890. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Inez, Kentucky...

, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

.
Benjamin F. Stapleton
Benjamin F. Stapleton
Benjamin Franklin Stapleton was the Mayor of Denver, Colorado for two periods , the first from 1923–1931 and the second from 1935–1947. He also served as the Democratic Colorado State Auditor from 1933–35.-Early years:He was born November 12, 1869, in Paintsville, Kentucky...

, Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

of Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

between (1923–1931) and (1935–1947).
Willie Blair
Willie Blair
William Allen Blair is a former journeyman right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from -. Blair played baseball for Morehead State University before the Toronto Blue Jays drafted him in the 11th round of the amateur draft.-Playing career:Blair spent four seasons in the Blue Jays...

is a former pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...

in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

.
Jim Fyffe
Jim Fyffe
James William "Jim" Fyffe was a United States sportscaster and radio talk-show host best known as the play-by-play announcer for Auburn Tigers football and basketball.-Career:...

, sportscaster and radio talk-show host.
Jim Ford
Jim Ford
Jim Ford was an American singer-songwriter originally from Johnson County, Kentucky. After living in New Orleans, Ford moved to Los Angeles, and finally settled in Fort Bragg, CA. His music is a mixture of soul, country and folk. His songs have been recorded by numerous artists, including Aretha...

, singer/songwriter, born in Paintsville on August 23, 1941.

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Demographics

Crime

Mayor

Representative body

Departments

Education

Elementary schools

High schools

Private

Colleges

Culture

Festivals

Museums and historical sites

Recreation

Media

Roads

Public transportation

Air

Popular culture

Notable residents

See also

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