Coalfield, Tennessee
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Coalfield, Tennessee | |
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 Coalfield Post Office | |
  Coalfield, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 36°01′44″N 84°25′15″W / 36.02889°N 84.42083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Morgan |
| Established | 1850[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.73 sq mi (64.06 km2) |
| • Land | 24.73 sq mi (64.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,030 ft (310 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,361 |
| • Density | 95.46/sq mi (36.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37719, 37840 |
| Area code(s) | 423, 865 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1306005[3] |
| Website | sites |
Coalfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 2,463,[5] making Coalfield the most populous settlement in all of Morgan County. The community does have its own post office, with the ZIP code 37719.
History
[edit]Coalfield was originally known as "Ruffner's Station" after Shack Ruffner, an early settler who built a mill in the area.[1] The name "Coalfield" reflects the community's coal mining tradition. It was the site of Coalfield Camp No. 1 and Coalfield Camp No. 2.
Geography
[edit]Coalfield is between Wartburg and Oliver Springs on Tennessee State Route 62. To the west are Frozen Head State Park and the community of Joyner, Tennessee.
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2,275 | 96.36% |
| Native American | 2 | 0.08% |
| Asian | 3 | 0.13% |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.04% |
| Other/Mixed | 67 | 2.84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 0.55% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,361 people, 960 households, and 795 families residing in the CDP.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,463 | — | |
| 2020 | 2,361 | −4.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] | |||
Education
[edit]A Morgan County Schools public school, Coalfield School, is located in the heart of the community.[8] Enrollment in 2018 2019 was 490 (all grades from pre-kindergarten to grade 12), with 41 students in Grade 12 and 31.0 (on an FTE basis) teaching staff.[9] The school's mascot is the Yellow Jacket.[8] Coalfield Won the Class A State baseball championship in 1998, and was the Class A football State runner-up in 2014.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]- Sid Hudson, baseball player and coach, was a native of Coalfield.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Calvin Dickinson, Morgan County (Memphis State University Press, 1987), p. 19.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coalfield
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Coalfield (CDP), Tennessee". U.S. Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Coalfield School". Morgan County Schools. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Coalfield School". School Directory Information. National center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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