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Coalfield, Tennessee

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Coalfield, Tennessee
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; -84.42083
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMorgan
Established1850[1]
Area
 • Total24.73 sq mi (64.06 km2)
 • Land24.73 sq mi (64.06 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,030 ft (310 m)
Population
 • Total2,361
 • 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, 865
GNIS feature ID1306005[3]
Websitesites.google.com/a/mcsed.net/coalfield/[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

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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

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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

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2020 census

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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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