Carbon Hill, Ohio

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Carbon Hill, Ohio
Location of Carbon Hill, Ohio
Location of Carbon Hill, Ohio
Coordinates: 39°30′6″N 82°14′41″W / 39.50167°N 82.24472°W / 39.50167; -82.24472
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHocking
TownshipWard
Area
 • Total0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Land0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation720 ft (220 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total178
 • Density439.51/sq mi (169.90/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43111
Area code740
FIPS code39-12056
GNIS feature ID1075522

Carbon Hill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Ward Township, Hocking County, Ohio, United States.[3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43111. As of the 2010 census the population of the CDP was 233.[4]

State Route 278, located on the western edge of Carbon Hill, is its main north-south street. It is 3 miles (5 km) north of Nelsonville.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2020178
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

History

Carbon Hill was laid out in 1873.[6] Coal (a carbon-based fuel) was extensively mined there.[6] This industry accounts for the community's name.[7] A post office called Carbon Hill has been in operation since 1879.[8]

Public services

The residents of Carbon Hill are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbon Hill, Ohio
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Carbon Hill CDP, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ a b History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 1014.
  7. ^ Maniskas, Judith S. (2011). Logan and Hocking County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7385-8289-4.
  8. ^ "Hocking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 December 2015.