Coalfield, Tennessee

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Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States

Coalfield, Tennessee

Census-designated place

Coalfield Post Office

Coalfield, Tennessee

Coordinates: 36°01′44″N 84°25′15″W﻿ / ﻿36.02889°N 84.42083°W﻿ / 36.02889; -84.42083
Country| United States
State| Tennessee
County| Morgan
Established| 1850[1]
Area

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• 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

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| 1,030 ft (310 m)
Population

(2020)[4]

• 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.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

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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 Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 2,463| | —
2020| 2,361| | −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.

## External links

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* Coalfield School official site

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Municipalities and communities of Morgan County, Tennessee, United States

County seat: Wartburg

Cities|

* Harriman‡
* Sunbright
* Wartburg

Morgan County map

Towns|

* Oakdale
* Oliver Springs‡

CDPs|

* Coalfield
* Petros

Unincorporated
communities|

* Annadel
* Deer Lodge
* Joyner
* Lancing
* Midway
* Rugby‡
* Shady Grove
* Burrville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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