Wittensville, Kentucky

Wittensville is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States. Wittensville's ZIP code is 41274. It has a United States Postal Service, which stands besides a Dollar General which was constructed in November 2019. It also has an East Kentucky Realty estate agency.

Wittensville, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
Wittensville
Wittensville
Coordinates: 37°51′46″N 82°47′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyJohnson
Elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total624
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41274
GNIS feature ID509395

Geography and History

Wittensville has an elevation of 692 feet.[1] It was first resided in 1843.

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
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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wittensville, Kentucky
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. http://www.johnson.k12.ky.us/ retrieved on 2009-06-03
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