Oil Springs, Kentucky

Oil Springs, Kentucky
Oil Springs
—  Unincorporated community  —
Oil Springs is located in Kentucky
Oil Springs
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°48′36″N 82°56′33″W / 37.81°N 82.9425°W / 37.81; -82.9425Coordinates: 37°48′36″N 82°56′33″W / 37.81°N 82.9425°W / 37.81; -82.9425
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Johnson
Elevation 833 ft (254 m)
Population (2000)
 – Total 851
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 41238
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID 499786

Oil Springs (also Medina) is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along Route 40 west of the city of Paintsville, the county seat of Johnson County.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 41238.[2]

Oil Springs was named for the first natural oil springs discovered in Johnson County. The first post office was established on January 29, 1868, with Hamilton Litteral as postmaster. It was also known as Medina for a short time after the Medina Seminary, which was a boarding school that was established there in the 1870s by John Riggs Long.[3]

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Geography

Its elevation is 833 feet (254 m).[4]

Demographics

As of the 2000 census,[5] there were 851 people, 340 households, and 267 families residing in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area for Oil Spring's ZIP code.

The racial makeup of the community is 99.9% White and 0.1% African American.

There were 340 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18, 67.6% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.87.

The median income for a household in the ZCTA was $30,750, and the median income for a family was $33,250. Males had a median income of $44,875 and $30,781 for females. The per capita income was $15,066. 22.9% of the families in the community were below the poverty line.

Education

Most students residing in Oil Springs attend[6]:

See also

References

  1. ^ Rand McNally The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. ^ Zip Code Lookup
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1988). "Place Names". Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813101794.  Retrieved on 2009-12-22
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oil Springs, Kentucky Retrieved on 2009-05-24
  5. ^ American Factfinder Retrieved on 2009-06-01
  6. ^ Johnson County Schools Retrieved on 2009-06-01



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