Coal Grove, Ohio

Coal Grove is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,165 at the 2010 census. It borders the city of Ironton and lies across the Ohio River from Ashland, Kentucky. It is linked to Ashland by the Ben Williamson Memorial Bridge and Simeon Willis Memorial Bridge.Coal Grove is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.HistoryCoal Grove was once known as "Petersburg" or "Petersburgh." Its name has also been spelled "Coalgrove."GeographyCoal Grove is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.04sqmi, of which 1.90sqmi is land and 0.14sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 2,165 people, 833 households, and 593 families residing in the village. The population density was 1139.5PD/sqmi. There were 891 housing units at an average density of 468.9/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.3% of the population.