Van Lear, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
According to the census
of 2000, there were 2,106 people, 807 households, and 625 families in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area
for Van Lear's ZIP code
(41265).
The racial makeup of the community was 99.7% White, 0.0% African American, and 0.3% Asian.
In the community there were 807 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18, 63.7% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and the average family size was 2.99.
The median income for a household in the ZCTA was $26,600, and the median income for a family was $29,556. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $18,375 for females. The per capita income for the ZCTA was $15,269. About 14.2% of families were below the poverty line.
Census
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 2,106 people, 807 households, and 625 families 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...
for Van Lear'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...
(41265).
The racial makeup of the community was 99.7% White, 0.0% African American, and 0.3% Asian.
In the community there were 807 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18, 63.7% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and the average family size was 2.99.
The median income for a household in the ZCTA was $26,600, and the median income for a family was $29,556. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $18,375 for females. The per capita income for the ZCTA was $15,269. About 14.2% of families were below the poverty line.
Education
Most students in Van Lear attend:- Porter Elementary school at Hager Hill (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)
Notable residents
- Loretta LynnLoretta LynnLoretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
, country musicCountry musicCountry music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. - Crystal GayleCrystal GayleCrystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...
, country music singer and younger sister of Loretta Lynn. - Danny K. Blevins, author.
- Patricia West, author.
See also
- Coal Miners' Museum
- Mine No. 5 StoreMine No. 5 StoreThe Mine No. 5 Store is a historic department store located in Van Lear, Kentucky, United States. The two story, wood frame building was constructed in 1918 by Consolidated Coal Company...
- Van Lear website