Coalfield, Tennessee

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Coalfield, Tennessee
Census-designated place
Coalfield Post Office
Coalfield Post Office
Coalfield, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Coalfield, Tennessee
Coalfield, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°01′44″N 84°25′15″W / 36.02889°N 84.42083°W / 36.02889; -84.42083Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMorgan
Established1850[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
24.73 sq mi (64.06 km2)
 • Land24.73 sq mi (64.06 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[3]
1,030 ft (310 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
2,361
 • Density95.46/sq mi (36.86/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37719, 37840
Area code(s)423, 865Category:Pages using infobox settlement with possible area code list
GNIS feature ID1306005[3]
Websitesites.google.com/a/mcsed.net/coalfield/Category:All articles with dead external linksCategory:Articles with dead external links from April 2024[dead link]

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

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

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

2020 census

Coalfield racial composition[6]
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.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20102,463—
20202,361−4.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

Education

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.Category:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from April 2020[citation needed]

Notable people

  • Sid Hudson, baseball player and coach, was a native of Coalfield.

References

  1. 1 2 Calvin Dickinson, Morgan County (Memphis State University Press, 1987), p. 19.
  2. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coalfield
  4. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Coalfield School". Morgan County Schools. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Coalfield School". School Directory Information. National center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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