Coatesville

History

Coatesville was founded in the late 1860s. It was incorporated as a town in 1909. A filling station was opened in downtown Coatesville in the early 1900s. By 1958 it was operated by Standard Oil. At one time, Coatesville had three filling stations, but as of 2020 it has none. The location of the town's first filling station has been renovated into a replica of the Standard Oil station as it would have looked in the late 1950s. On March 26, 1948 (Good Friday) a tornado destroyed most of the town, killing 14 residents. Damage and fatalities were widespread across west-central Indiana, and overall, 20 people perished.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Coatesville has a total area of , of which (or 98.48%) is land and (or 1.52%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Danville Middle School
  Middle · Danville · 805 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• Danville Community High School
  High · Danville · 788 students · 19.7:1 ratio
• North Elementary School
  Elementary · Danville · 650 students · 17.6:1 ratio
• Cascade Senior High School
  High · Clayton · 513 students · 16.5:1 ratio
• South Elementary School
  Elementary · Danville · 388 students · 19.4:1 ratio
• Cascade Middle School
  Middle · Clayton · 360 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• Mill Creek East Elementary
  Elementary · Clayton · 337 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• Mill Creek West Elementary
  Elementary · Amo · 305 students · 14.5:1 ratio