Tutor Key, Kentucky Explained

Tutor Key, Kentucky
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Kentucky#USA
Pushpin Label:Tutor Key
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:408
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:600
Coordinates:37.8444°N -82.7669°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:41263
Area Code:606
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:509251

Tutor Key is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kentucky, United States [1] about 4.5 miles northeast of Paintsville. Tutor Key was originally known as Mingo.

History

On July 3, 1897, the first post office opened in what is now Tutor Key. It 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.[2]

Geography

Tutor Key has an elevation of 600 feet (183 m).[3]

Demographics

As of the census of 2000,[4] 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.

Education

Since there are no schools located in Tutor Key, most students attend:[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://kentucky.hometownlocator.com/ky/johnson/tutor-key.cfm Kentucky Hometown Locator-Tutor Key
  2. Book: Rennick, Robert M. . Kentucky Place Names . 1988 . The University Press of Kentucky . . 0-8131-0179-4 . Place Names. Retrieved on 2009-05-24
  3. Retrieved on 2009-05-24
  4. http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en American Factfinder
  5. http://www.johnson.k12.ky.us/ Johnson County Schools