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    • Taking to the stage for the first time

      INFOCISION IS HIRING! And we have increased pay rates!!! We will be conducting Open Interviews at ... >MORE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR of NURSING WURTLAND NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER is now accepting applications ...

    • Holiday Highlights a "

      WURTLAND NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER is now accepting applications for LPNs, SRNAs, CMTs ... >MORE CNA's Community Hospice, Inc.

    • Lewis man killed in accident

      A Lewis County man died Saturday morning in a single-vehicle accident on Ky. 8, the Lewis County Sheriff's Department reported.

    • Police beat:

      One of the world's largest dialysis providers is currently seeking a Social Worker.

    • Grant awarded to landmark

      The governor's office announced Friday it has awarded Greenup County $240,000 in transportation enhancement funding for additional renovations at the historic McConnell House complex.

    • Wurtland plant turns 80

      Through tough times and prosperity, workers at DuPont's Wurtland plant have witnessed tremendous changes during 80 years of continuous operation.

    • Tim Preston: Katie's Corner is closed

      Katie's Corner Cafe, one of downtown Ashland's better known longtime businesses, officially closed this week at 1540 Greenup Ave.

    • Democrats choose Obama as historic nominee

      Sun Chemical Corp. in Wurtland, KY has immediate full time opening for Production Operator responsible for producing cru ... >MORE CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE BILLER CHIROPRACTIC ASST.

    • Demolition drivers love destruction

      You haven't heard loud until you've stood a foot away from the open hood of a demolition derby car while the driver gooses the gas pedal.

    • Catlettsburg candidates tout experience

      Experience has emerged as a central theme in the Catlettsburg mayoral race. Of the four candidates in race, three previously held positions in city government.

    • Police beat:

      The following information was taken from Ashland Police Department reports: Robbery < A woman living in the 2200 block of Woodland Avenue reported she was robbed at her home on Friday.

    • Divine discount

      The lines of vehicles waiting to get to the pumps at the Clark Marathon station on Diederich Boulevard Saturday were reminiscent of the worst days of the 1970s fuel shortages.

    • Worth preserving -

      To some people, the Wurtland Union Church is little more than an old vacant building that should have been leveled years ago.

    • Greenup farmers offered assistance

      The Kentucky Agricultural Relief Effort program will deliver cost-share assistance to Greenup County farmers, allowing them to pursue on-farm improvements and investments that will help lessen the impact of ...

    • Judgement House starts tonight

      Unity Baptist Church will present its annual Judgement House production tonight, Friday and Saturday and next Wednesday through Saturday.

    • 40th Festival of Nations scheduled for July 19

      Greenbo Lake State Resort Park will host the 40th annual Festival of Nations presented by the International Folklanders on July 19.

    • Food drive ready to go

      The Ashland Breakfast Kiwanis Club will once again help the hungry in the community this Independence Day by working with River Cities Harvest to collect canned goods and donations.

    • Fourth Veterans Cemetery Planned

      State officials have announced plans for a fourth veterans cemetery in Kentucky.

    • Greenup hires superintendent

      A Lewis County native with a quarter of a century of education experience will be the new superintendent of Greenup County schools.

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  • City Description

    Wurtland is a city in Greenup County, Kentucky, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 1,049 at the 2000 census. Wurtland is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. The northern terminus of the Industrial Parkway (Kentucky Route 67) ends at U.S. Route 23 at Wurtland. This highway serves to connect Wurtland and the surrounding towns of Greenup and Flatwoods to the EastPark industrial park and Interstate 64. Wurtland is located at 38°32′58″N 82°46′29″W / 38.54944, -82.77472 (38.549327, -82.774749). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.04%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,049 people, 400 households, and 290 families residing in the city. The population density was 731.1 people per square mile (283.2/km²). There were 436 housing units at an average density of 303.9/sq mi (117.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.43% White, 0.19% African American, 0.19% Native American, and 0.19% from two

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    City Contained By:

    • United States
    • Kentucky
    • Greenup County

    Timezones:

    • North American Eastern Time Zone

    Size:

    • 3.8849821655 km squared

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