Coalton, Kentucky
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| Coordinates: 38°22′12″N 82°46′09″W / 38.37°N 82.76917°WCoordinates: 38°22′12″N 82°46′09″W / 38.37°N 82.76917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Boyd |
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| • Total | 288,649 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Coalton is an unincorporated community in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 60 between Rush and Cannonsburg. Coalton is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. Coalton is located within both the Ashland and Rush postal zip codes.
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[edit] Points of interest
The Boyd County Fair Grounds are located in Coalton. Kentucky Electric Steel (KES Acquisitions) which employs 118 union Steelworkers is located at Coalton. The Hyland Company, has a dog food production plant located on U.S. Route 60. Hanson Brick operates a brick manufacturing facility here.
[edit] Transportation
US 60 interchanges with Interstate 64 in Coalton. This is one of three interchanges located in Boyd County. CSX transportation, formerly Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, operates a spur line from Ashland to Coalton, serving both Kentucky Electric Steel and the Hanson Brick Plant, where goods produced here are transported to the CSX mainline in Ashland and beyond.
[edit] Education
Boyd County Public Schools (Kentucky)
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