Tutor Key, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
Tutor Key is an unincorporated community
in Johnson County
, Kentucky
, United States
about 4.5 miles northeast of Paintsville
. Tutor Key was originally known as Mingo.
opened in what is now Tutor Key. It's was given the name Mingo by local Reverend E. J. Harris, who was from Mingo County, West Virginia
. Beginning in the late 1930s, Mingo began having problems with mail being accidentally sent to Wingo
, which is a city in Graves County, Kentucky
. Supposedly, local resident Lon Daniels suggested the name "Tutor Key" after a brand of shoe polish that he had seen in a local store.
of 2000, there were 408 people, 171 households, and 130 families living in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area
(ZCTA) for Tutor Key's ZIP code
(41263).
The racial makeup of the ZCTA was 100% White.
In the ZCTA there were 171 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals under 18 years old, 23.7% of all households had individuals 65 years and older, and the average family size was 2.90.
The median income for a household in the ZCTA was $18,036 (as of 1999), and the median income for a family was $23,393. Males had a median income of $47,604 versus $14,539 for females. The per capita income for Tutor Key was $12,571.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Johnson County
Johnson County, Kentucky
Johnson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1843. As of 2000, the population was 23,445. Its county seat is Paintsville...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
about 4.5 miles northeast of Paintsville
Paintsville, Kentucky
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,132 people, 1,681 households, and 1,079 families residing in the city. The population density was 786.1 people per square mile . There were 1,901 housing units at an average density of 361.7 per square mile...
. Tutor Key was originally known as Mingo.
History
On July 3, 1897, the first post officePost office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
opened in what is now Tutor Key. It's was given the name Mingo by local Reverend E. J. Harris, who was from Mingo County, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. Beginning in the late 1930s, Mingo began having problems with mail being accidentally sent to Wingo
Wingo, Kentucky
Wingo is a city in Graves County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 581 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wingo is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, which is a city in Graves County, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. Supposedly, local resident Lon Daniels suggested the name "Tutor Key" after a brand of shoe polish that he had seen in a local store.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 408 people, 171 households, and 130 families living in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...
(ZCTA) for Tutor Key's ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
(41263).
The racial makeup of the ZCTA was 100% White.
In the ZCTA there were 171 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals under 18 years old, 23.7% of all households had individuals 65 years and older, and the average family size was 2.90.
The median income for a household in the ZCTA was $18,036 (as of 1999), and the median income for a family was $23,393. Males had a median income of $47,604 versus $14,539 for females. The per capita income for Tutor Key was $12,571.
Education
Since there are no schools located in Tutor Key, most students attend:- W.R. Castle Memorial Elementary School in Wittensville (kindergarten-sixth grade)
- Johnson County Middle SchoolJohnson County Middle School (Kentucky)Johnson County Middle School is a public middle school located in Paintsville, Kentucky. The school has 44 teachers and 565 students in grades 7-8, with a student-teacher ratio of 1:15. It is part of the Johnson County School District....
in Paintsville (seventh-eighth grade) - Johnson Central High SchoolJohnson Central High SchoolJohnson Central High School is a public secondary school located at 257 North Mayo Trail on the northwest side of Paintsville, Kentucky, United States. The school serves as the Johnson County School District's consolidated high school....
in Paintsville (ninth-twelfth grade)