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Pages in category "Coal towns in Kentucky" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 271 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Coal's total economic impact is significant, with over 125.96 million tons of coal produced in 2006, making Kentucky 3rd in the nation for coal production. [12] The state supplies 10.6% of the country with coal for power plants, giving it the nation's second-largest market share.
The Eastern Kentucky Coalfield covers 31 counties with a combined land area of 13,370 sq mi (34,628 km 2), or about 33.1 percent of the state's land area.Its 2000 census population was 734,194 inhabitants, or about 18.2 percent of the state's population.
Coal towns in Kentucky (271 P) Pages in category "Mining communities in Kentucky" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
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Basic to-do list: Expand the Eastern Mountain Coal Fields article to at least B-class. Continue tagging talk pages within our jurisdiction with: {{WikiProject United States|class=|importance=|KY=yes|KY-importance=|Eastern Mountain Coal Fields=yes}} Expand articles on cities by creating a section on topics such as: Government, Education, Climate.
Western Kentucky coal production has risen since 2004, partly because coal-fired power plants have been reconfigured to meet Clean Air Act requirements, making it easier for them to burn and the region's higher-sulfur coal. In 2012 Western Kentucky coal production exceeded Eastern Kentucky production for the first time since 1960, because of ...
Cleveland, a camp of the Whitebreast Coal and Mining Company, outside Lucas, abandoned. Everist, a camp of the Mammoth Vein Coal Company (later, the Empire Coal Company), abandoned. Muchakinock, a coal camp of the Consolidation Coal Company, abandoned. Newton, where the well-known Maytag company closed down in 2006.