Coaling, Alabama

• Two Toddlers and Mother Injured in Coaling Wreck
  

  A mother and two toddlers were injured after the Jeep Cherokee they were riding in hit head-on with an 18-Wheeler. The tractor trailer had a cab carrying huge rocks.

• Rural church destroyed in fire
  

  Members of Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Service work to extinguish a fire at Clements Road Baptist Church on Monday along Clements Road in Cottondale.

• West Alabama Church Destroyed By Fire
  

  Firefighters were not able to save much of 'Clements Road Baptis Church' , as fire quickly swept through the 35-year old structure.

• Truck accident backs up interstate traffic
  

  Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 8:36 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 8:36 a.m. Traffic in the northbound lanes of Interstate 20/59 is being rerouted around the 79 mile marker while authorities wait for a hazardous materials clean-up crew to arrive from Birmingham.

• Smithsonian to display Tuscaloosa painter's artwork
  

  Painter Betty Ward of Tuscaloosa was selected among painters across the globe for the Smithsonian Society of Decorative Painters 2009 Ornament Project.

• Center for veterans' education opens
  

  Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:36 p.m. TUSCALOOSA When Coaling resident and Marine Corps veteran Dustin Clark decided to return to college, he knew his time in the military entitled him and his wife to financial aid for their educations.

• Tax Foundation Releases Updated Combined State and Local Sales Tax Rates
  

  Tennessee, California, Washington state, Oklahoma and Louisiana have the highest combined state and average local sales tax rates, according to updated information released by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation today.

• Utah is in middle nationally with its sales-tax burden
  

  Hate paying nearly 7 cents in sales tax for every dollar spent in Utah? Sales taxes are higher in 25 states, and lower in 24, putting Utah almost dead center nationally, according to a study released Friday.

• Gov. Riley Announces Grants to Upgrade Community Parks
  

  Gov. Bob Riley has announced $423,000 in grants to expand or improve recreational opportunities in Alabama.

City Description

Coaling is a town in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,115. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coaling is located at 33°10′10″N 87°20′45″W / 33.16944°N 87.34583°W / 33.16944; -87.34583 (33.169442, -87.345859). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.7 km²), of which, 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.61%) is water. A of the census of 600, there were 1,15 people, 49 households, and 33 families residing in the city. The population density was 303.6 people per square mile (117.3/km²). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 124.7/sq mi (48.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.04% White, 8.61% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.18% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 49 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.9% of

City Contained By:

• Tuscaloosa County
• Alabama
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 9.84195481928 km squared

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