Moving to Sandy Hook, Kentucky
Population: 678. Estimated population in July 2024: 687 (+1.3% change)
Males: 267 (39.4%), Females: 411 (60.6%)
Elliott County
Zip code: 41171
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $14,312
Median house value: $64,300
Population by Race
Races in Sandy Hook:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Ancestries: United States (28.6%), English (9.3%), Irish (5.0%), German (3.4%), Scottish (1.9%), Italian (1.5%).
Elevation: 760 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sandy Hook
- High school or higher: 47.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 19.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sandy Hook city
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 42.4%
- Separated: 5.1%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 19.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +131 (+23.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sandy Hook:
- MORGAN COUNTY ARH CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (about 14 miles; WEST LIBERTY, KY)
- ST CLAIRE MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; MOREHEAD, KY)
- PAUL B HALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; PAINTSVILLE, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sandy Hook:
- TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 44 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Abbreviation: HTS)
- AIRBORNE AIRPARK (about 102 miles; WILMINGTON, OH; Abbreviation: ILN)
- BLUE GRASS (about 103 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Abbreviation: LEX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sandy Hook:
- OLIVE HILL-SELLERS’ FIELD (about 11 miles; OLIVE HILL, KY; Abbreviation: 2I2)
- WEST LIBERTY (about 16 miles; WEST LIBERTY, KY; Abbreviation: 9I3)
- MOREHEAD-ROWAN COUNTY (about 29 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Abbreviation: I32)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sandy Hook:
- MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; Full-time enrollment: 6,866)
- SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; Full-time enrollment: 2,849)
- MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
- EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; RICHMOND, KY; Full-time enrollment: 11,214)
- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (about 96 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 20,492)
- LEXINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; LEXINGTON, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,437)
- NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; Full-time enrollment: 9,668)
Schools
Public high school in Sandy Hook:
- ELLIOTT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 531; Location: MAIN ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Private high school in Sandy Hook:
- INFINITE POSSIBILITIES CHR SCH (Students: 32; Location: HC 81 BOX 112; Grades: 7 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sandy Hook:
- SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 265; Location: MAIN STREET; Grades: KG – 06)
- LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 237; Location: JUNCTION OF 7 & 32; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Library in Sandy Hook:
- RHETT BROWN MEMORIAL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,390; Location: MAIN STREET; 10,514 books; 354 audio materials; 795 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)