| Hager Hill, Kentucky | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Hager Hill |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Johnson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 1780 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 37.7758°N -82.8019°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 41222 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Hager Hill (also Hagerhill) is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States.[1] Hager Hill is located approximately four miles south of Paintsville, the county seat of Johnson County.
A post office was established in the community in 1903. The origins of the place name Hager Hill (or Hagerhill) are unclear: Some hold it was named for local farmer and minister Daniel Mart Hager, while others believe it was named for the hilltop home of Sam Hager.[2]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,780 people, 692 households and 534 families residing in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) for Hager Hill's ZIP code.
The racial makeup of the ZCTA was 99.0% White, 0.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Asian and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.
In the ZCTA there were 692 households, out of which 56.06% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.68% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.14% were non-families. 23.12% of all households were made up of individuals, and the average family size was 2.96.
The median income for a household in the ZCTA was $24,352 (as of 1999), and the median income for a family was $28,625. Males had a median income of $34,342 versus $20,446 for females. The per capita income for the ZCTA was $12,427. About 21.0% of families and 25.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.0% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.
The following schools are located within the community of Hager Hill:
Most high school students living in Hager Hill attend Johnson Central High School or Paintsville High School, located in nearby Paintsville.