Coal County, Oklahoma
14 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,320
- Median household income
- $50,423
- ±3,005
- Unemployed
- 7.5%
- 165 of 2,194 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.5%
- 1,713 of 2,051 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Coal | 5,276 (2021) | 4 N Main St, Coalgate | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Coalgate | 1,652 (2021) | 3 S Main St, Coalgate | Website |
| City of Lehigh | 273 (2021) | Po Box 280, Lehigh | — |
| City of Tupelo | 323 (2021) | Po Box 360, Tupelo | — |
| Town of Phillips | 125 (2021) | Rr 4 Po Box 790, Coalgate | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roundhill Rural Water District 4 | Fire protection and water supply | 38409 County Road 1720, Coalgate | — |
| Coal County Emergency Medical Services District | Health | 1 S Main St, Coalgate | Website |
| Coalgate City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 51 Levy Anx, Coalgate | — |
| Coal County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 106 E Post Ave, Coalgate | — |
| Cottonwood Conservancy District | Soil and water conservation | 5 W Clay Ave, Coalgate | — |
| Cottonwood Creek Conservancy District | Soil and water conservation | 16312 State Highway 31, Coalgate | — |
| Centrahoma Rural Water District | Water supply utility | 16432 County Road 3730, Centrahoma | — |
| Coal County Rural Water District 5 | Water supply utility | 16650 County Road 3830, Coalgate | — |
| Phillips Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Route 4 Po Box 800, Coalgate | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
COALGATE
School district3 schools
2 West Cedar, Coalgate, OK, 74538
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
COTTONWOOD
School district1 schools
38286 Lubbis Street, Coalgate, OK, 74538
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TUPELO
School district2 schools
200 South 7th Ave, Tupelo, OK, 74572
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Johnston County Farmers' Market in Tishomingo (Tishomingo)
Pittsburg County Farmer's Market (McAlester)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.