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Coalmont, Tennessee
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The historic Coalmont Bank Building serves as the Coalmont City Hall and Public Library.
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Location of Coalmont in Grundy County, Tennessee.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Grundy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.19 sq mi (16.04 km2) |
| • Land | 6.06 sq mi (15.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,883 ft (574 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 784 |
| • Density | 129.44/sq mi (49.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
37313
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| Area code(s) | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-15920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1306006 |
Coalmont is a city in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1904, the city has an area of 6 square miles. The population was 841 at the 2010 census.
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History
Coalmont was established as a coal mining company town around 1904, operated by the Sewanee Coal, Coke and Land Company. Residences, businesses and commercial buildings in Coalmont were built and owned by the company, but individual miners could also build their own homes. A battery of coke ovens dating from the first decade of the 20th century is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Coalmont Bank Building also is listed.
Geography
Coalmont is located at 35°20′40″N 85°43′2″W / 35.34444°N 85.71722°W (35.344309, -85.717252).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 square miles (16 km2), of which, 5.9 square miles (15 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (2.14%) is water.
Climate
| Climate data for Coalmont, Tennessee, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1999–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 72 (22) |
78 (26) |
83 (28) |
83 (28) |
88 (31) |
100 (38) |
98 (37) |
98 (37) |
95 (35) |
92 (33) |
82 (28) |
71 (22) |
100 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 63.3 (17.4) |
66.4 (19.1) |
74.1 (23.4) |
79.7 (26.5) |
84.3 (29.1) |
89.3 (31.8) |
90.4 (32.4) |
89.9 (32.2) |
87.3 (30.7) |
82.2 (27.9) |
71.5 (21.9) |
66.0 (18.9) |
92.2 (33.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 45.3 (7.4) |
48.7 (9.3) |
57.4 (14.1) |
66.4 (19.1) |
73.5 (23.1) |
80.0 (26.7) |
83.2 (28.4) |
82.8 (28.2) |
78.1 (25.6) |
68.3 (20.2) |
57.4 (14.1) |
48.1 (8.9) |
65.8 (18.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 35.4 (1.9) |
38.4 (3.6) |
46.0 (7.8) |
54.4 (12.4) |
62.6 (17.0) |
69.8 (21.0) |
73.2 (22.9) |
72.2 (22.3) |
66.6 (19.2) |
55.8 (13.2) |
45.8 (7.7) |
38.4 (3.6) |
54.9 (12.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 25.6 (−3.6) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
34.5 (1.4) |
42.4 (5.8) |
51.7 (10.9) |
59.7 (15.4) |
63.2 (17.3) |
61.6 (16.4) |
55.1 (12.8) |
43.3 (6.3) |
34.2 (1.2) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
44.0 (6.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 5.5 (−14.7) |
10.1 (−12.2) |
18.1 (−7.7) |
26.9 (−2.8) |
34.4 (1.3) |
48.5 (9.2) |
53.4 (11.9) |
52.3 (11.3) |
41.1 (5.1) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
17.3 (−8.2) |
13.0 (−10.6) |
3.7 (−15.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −8 (−22) |
−4 (−20) |
8 (−13) |
18 (−8) |
24 (−4) |
41 (5) |
47 (8) |
44 (7) |
32 (0) |
21 (−6) |
10 (−12) |
5 (−15) |
−8 (−22) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.76 (146) |
5.54 (141) |
6.13 (156) |
6.15 (156) |
5.08 (129) |
5.26 (134) |
6.09 (155) |
4.27 (108) |
4.24 (108) |
3.45 (88) |
4.83 (123) |
6.38 (162) |
63.18 (1,606) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 12.1 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 140.4 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 458 | — | |
| 1970 | 518 | 13.1% | |
| 1980 | 625 | 20.7% | |
| 1990 | 813 | 30.1% | |
| 2000 | 948 | 16.6% | |
| 2010 | 841 | −11.3% | |
| 2020 | 784 | −6.8% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 754 | 96.17% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 5 | 0.64% |
| Native American | 2 | 0.26% |
| Other/Mixed | 19 | 2.42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 0.51% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 784 people, 308 households, and 209 families residing in the city.
See also
In Spanish: Coalmont (Tennessee) para niños
