Coalmont, Indiana

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Coalmont, Indiana
Clay County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Coalmont Highlighted 1814032.svg
Location of Coalmont in Clay County, Indiana.
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Coalmont
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°11′36″N87°13′52″W / 39.19333°N 87.23111°W / 39.19333; -87.23111
Country United States
State Indiana
County Clay
Township Lewis
Area
[1]
  Total1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
  Land1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
630 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total354
  Density235.84/sq mi (91.08/km2)
ZIP code
47438
FIPS code 18-14032 [2]
GNIS feature ID432712 [3]

Coalmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 402. [4]

Contents

History

A post office was established at Coalmont in 1901. [5] Deposits of coal in the area caused the name to be selected. [6]

Geography

Coalmont is located in southwestern Clay County at 39°11′36″N87°13′52″W / 39.19333°N 87.23111°W / 39.19333; -87.23111 . Its western border is the Sullivan County line. Indiana State Road 159 runs north–south through the center of the community, and IN 48 forms the southern edge of the CDP. Shakamak State Park is directly to the south. Jasonville is 3.4 miles (5.5 km) to the southeast on routes 159 and 48, and Hymera is 4 miles (6 km) to the west on IN 48.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 354
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Famous Residents

Everett Sanders, the future personal secretary to President Coolidge, was born near Coalmont in 1882. [8]

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Coalmont, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Coalmont CDP, Indiana". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  5. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  6. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  99. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. ...and named for the coal here...
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. "CLAY COUNTY THROUGH THE YEARS: Everett Sanders". March 19, 2019.