Wittensville, Kentucky
| Wittensville | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Wittensville Location within the state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 37°51′46″N 82°47′59″W / 37.86278°N 82.79972°WCoordinates: 37°51′46″N 82°47′59″W / 37.86278°N 82.79972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Johnson |
| Elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 624 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 41274 |
| GNIS feature ID | 509395 |
Wittensville is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Wittensville's ZIP code is 41274.
Geography
Wittensville has an elevation of 692 feet.[1]
Demographics
As of the census of 2000,[2] there were 624 people, 250 households, and 192 families residing in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA for Wittensville's ZIP code. The racial makeup of the ZCTA was 98.6% White, 0.2% African American, and 0.5% Asian.
There were 250 households out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18, 51.2% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.79.
The median income for a household in the ZCTA was $14,635, and the median income for a family was $18,750. Males had a median income of $25,948 and $18,274 for females. The per capita income was $7,517. 34.7% of the families in the community were below the poverty line.
Education
Most students living in Wittensville attend:[3]
- W.R. Castle Elementary School (kindergarten-sixth grade)
- Paintsville Elementary School in Paintsville (kindergarten-sixth grade)
- Johnson County Middle School in Paintsville (seventh-eighth grade)
- Johnson Central High School in Paintsville (ninth-twelfth grade)
- Paintsville High School in Paintsville (seventh-twelfth grade)
Notable residences
- Hubert Collins - Member of Kentucky House of Representatives since 1991.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wittensville, Kentucky
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ http://www.johnson.k12.ky.us/ retrieved on 2009-06-03
