Coal Hill

• Official Name — Coal Hill, Arkansas • Settlement Type — City • Image Skyline — Coal_Hill,_AR_City_Hall.jpg • Image Caption — Coal Hill City Hall • Image Map — File:Johnson County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Coal Hill Highlighted 0514500.svg • Mapsize — 250px • Map Caption — Location of Coal Hill in Johnson County, Arkansas • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name1 — Arkansas • Subdivision Name2 — Johnson • Area Total Km2 — 7.33 • Area Total Sq Mi — 2.83 • Area Land Km2 — 7.26 • Area Land Sq Mi — 2.80 • Area Water Km2 — 0.07 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.03 • Elevation Ft — 486 • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 820 • Population Density Km2 — 112.91 • Population Density Sq Mi — 292.44 • Timezone — Central (CST) • Utc Offset — -6 • Timezone Dst — CDT • Utc Offset Dst — -5 • Postal Code Type — ZIP code • Postal Code — 72832 • Area Code — 479 • Blank Name — FIPS code • Blank Info — 05-14500 • Blank1 Name — GNIS feature ID • Blank1 Info — 2404084 • Website — https: cityofcoalhillar.municipalimpact.com/ • Pop Est As Of — 2025 • Population Est — 822 • Unit Pref — Imperial Coal Hill is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 820 at the 2020 census.

The community was named for the presence of a coal mine near the town site.

Coal Hill is located in southwestern Johnson County. U.S. Highway 64 passes through the center of town, leading east 12 mi to Clarksville, the county seat, and west 10 mi to Ozark. Arkansas Highway 164 runs north from the east end of Coal Hill 4 mi to Interstate 40 at Exit 47. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.05 km2, of which 0.05 sqkm, or 0.77%, are water. The city is 4 mi north of the Arkansas River.

Coal Hill racial composition • Race — Number — Percentage • White (non-Hispanic) — 737 — 89.88% • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) — 2 — 0.24% • Native American — 8 — 0.98% • Asian — 7 — 0.85% • Pacific Islander — 1 — 0.12% • Other/Mixed — 43 — 5.24% • Hispanic or Latino — 22 — 2.68% As of the 2020 United States census, there were 820 people, 430 households, and 305 families residing in the city.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,001 people, 411 households, and 274 families residing in the city. The population density was 370.9 PD/sqmi. There were 474 housing units at an average density of 175.6 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 95.50% White, 0.40% Native American, 1.90% from other races, and 2.20% from two or more races. 2.70% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 411 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.99. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $23,490, and the median income for a family was $34,250. Males had a median income of $23,077 versus $16,544 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,540. About 16.6% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 22.9% of those age 65 or over.

• Marshall Chrisman, businessman and politician, born in Coal Hill in 1933 • Boss Schmidt, born in Coal Hill, major league baseball player • Mildred Mathews Breedlove (27 May 1904 – 14 August 1994) was an American poet who was appointed as the Poet Laureate of Nevada from 1957 to 1967 and nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968.