Flat Gap, Kentucky
Encyclopedia
Flat Gap is an unincorporated community
in Johnson County
, Kentucky
, United States
. The community was named after the "flat gap" formed at the divide between the Lower Laurel and Mudlick Creeks. Flat Gap's first post office was established on February 26, 1873, with Henry Jayne as postmaster. Its ZIP code
is 41219.
On June 2, 1990, the only recorded tornado
in Johnson County's history, touched down in Flat Gap at 1900 CST
(7:00 p.m.) eastern time
. The F1
tornado was 69 feet (23 yds) wide and created a one mile (1.6 km) path of destruction. It caused an estimated $250,000 in damages.
of 2000, there were 1,920 people, 732 households, and 574 families residing in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area
for Flat Gap's ZIP code. The racial makeup of the ZCTA was 99.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Alaska Native/American Indian , 0.1% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
There were 732 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples
living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median income for a household was $23,409, and the median income for a family was $27,729. Males had a median income of $28,531 versus $20,179 for females. The per capita income
was $13,483. About 21.9% of the families were below the poverty line.
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
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. The community was named after the "flat gap" formed at the divide between the Lower Laurel and Mudlick Creeks. Flat Gap's first post office was established on February 26, 1873, with Henry Jayne as postmaster. Its 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...
is 41219.
Geography
Flat Gap has an elevation of 815 feet (248 m).On June 2, 1990, the only recorded tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
in Johnson County's history, touched down in Flat Gap at 1900 CST
24-hour clock
The 24-hour clock is a convention of time keeping in which the day runs from midnight to midnight and is divided into 24 hours, indicated by the hours passed since midnight, from 0 to 23. This system is the most commonly used time notation in the world today...
(7:00 p.m.) eastern time
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
. The F1
Fujita scale
The Fujita scale , or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating tornado intensity, based primarily on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures and vegetation...
tornado was 69 feet (23 yds) wide and created a one mile (1.6 km) path of destruction. It caused an estimated $250,000 in damages.
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 1,920 people, 732 households, and 574 families residing 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 Flat Gap's ZIP code. The racial makeup of the ZCTA was 99.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.2% Alaska Native/American Indian , 0.1% from other races, and 0.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
There were 732 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.00.
The median income for a household was $23,409, and the median income for a family was $27,729. Males had a median income of $28,531 versus $20,179 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
was $13,483. About 21.9% of the families were below the poverty line.
Education
Most students residing in Flat Gap attend:- Flat Gap Elementary School (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....
(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....
(ninth-twelfth grade)