The town of Coalport was occupied sometime around 1876 when buildings were constructed around an old sawmill built by John Gee--the land bordering Clearfield Creek and the land on the nearby hillside was purchased by William Mays. This farmland continued to grow with buildings when soon it was sold to James Haines on October 21, 1876. The town continued to grow at a phenomenal rate, spurred by the growth of lumber mills. Soon a narrow guage road from Bellwood to Lloydsville was extended to the community post office known as "Reilly's" was opened in 1882, and finally in 1883, Coalport was incorporated as a borough.

Being centrally located between key towns, two railroads were extended into the borough. The community rapidly grew beyond the town limits and formed the villages of Blain City, Rosebud, and Lyleville--which officially lie within the boundaries of Beccaria township.  Borough proper of Coalport had 1500 people and the surrounding area numbered about 3,000 people. Coalport was the hub of the area with its lumbering industry and coal mines and many businesses sprung up to form a place of shopping for nearby communities. With movie theaters, stores, electrical power and water utilities initially developed in Coalport first, it allowed the town to be ahead of the rest of the area.

Unfortunately after World War II many coal mines were closed, and by the late 1970's, final removal of all deep mines ended in the Coalport area--although a few surface mines still surround the town.  The 1998 Census showed a population of 554 people for Coalport borough. Today Coalport still serves as the shopping and banking hub for most of the area communities.

In 2007 Coalport is home to approximately 450 people. People come from many area towns to shop and take advantage of the many services available here.

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