Oil Springs, Kentucky

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Oil Springs, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Oil Springs
Coordinates: 37°48′36″N82°56′33″W / 37.81000°N 82.94250°W / 37.81000; -82.94250
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Johnson
Elevation
833 ft (254 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total851
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
41238
GNIS feature ID499786

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] It has a post office with the ZIP code 41238. [2]

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History

Oil Springs takes its name from the natural oil springs discovered in Johnson County. The springs once fed a popular health resort. [3]

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. [4]

Geography

Its elevation is 833 feet (254 m). [5]

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, [6] 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: [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Rand McNally The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
  2. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1996). The WPA Guide to Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 243. ISBN   0813108659 . Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1988). "Place Names". Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN   0-8131-0179-4. Retrieved on 2009-12-22
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oil Springs, Kentucky Retrieved on 2009-05-24
  6. ↑ U.S. Census website Retrieved on 2009-06-01
  7. ↑ Johnson County Schools Retrieved on 2009-06-01


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