Coleman, Georgia
Coleman, Georgia | |
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![]() Coleman in 2012. | |
![]() Location in Randolph County and the state of Georgia | |
Coordinates: 31°40′22″N 84°53′25″W / 31.67278°N 84.89028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Randolph |
Area | |
• Total | 0.62 sq mi (1.60 km2) |
• Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.59 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 400 ft (122 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 116 |
• Density | 189.54/sq mi (73.16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 31736, 39836 |
Area code | 229 |
FIPS code | 13-17580[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0312820[3] |
Coleman is a former incorporated city in Randolph County, Georgia, United States.[4] It is listed as a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 149 at the 2000 census. The city was abolished by House Bill 1102 effective January 1, 2007, and no longer exists as a municipality.
History
[edit]The community was named after Andy Coleman, the original owner of the town site.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place in 1889 as the "Town of Coleman" with municipal corporate limits extending in a one-half mile radius from the South Western Railroad depot.[6]
Geography
[edit]Coleman is located at 31°40′22″N 84°53′25″W / 31.67278°N 84.89028°W (31.672794, -84.890269).[7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), of which 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2) is land and 1.30% is water.
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 211 | — | |
1900 | 263 | 24.6% | |
1910 | 354 | 34.6% | |
1920 | 342 | −3.4% | |
1930 | 400 | 17.0% | |
1940 | 270 | −32.5% | |
1950 | 295 | 9.3% | |
1960 | 220 | −25.4% | |
1970 | 168 | −23.6% | |
1980 | 164 | −2.4% | |
1990 | 137 | −16.5% | |
2000 | 149 | 8.8% | |
2010 | 127 | −14.8% | |
2020 | 116 | −8.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1850-1870[9] 1870-1880[10] 1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12] 1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15] 1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18] 2000[19] 2010[20] 2020[21] |
Coleman was listed as a town in the 2000 U.S. Census.[19] After the town was dissolved in 2007, it was redesignated as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.[20]
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[22] | Pop 2010[20] | Pop 2020[21] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 57 | 41 | 33 | 38.26% | 32.28% | 28.45% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 92 | 83 | 74 | 61.74% | 65.35% | 63.79% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.86% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.17% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.00% | 2.36% | 1.72% |
Total | 149 | 127 | 116 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 149 people, 66 households, and 34 families residing in the city; by the 2010 census, its population declined to 127, and then in 2020 to 116.
Gallery
[edit]- Coleman Town Hall
- Coleman Post Office (ZIP code: 39836)
- Coleman Volunteer Fire Department
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coleman, Georgia
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1889. p. 875.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
- ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
- ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
- ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
- ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
- ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
- ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
- ^ a b "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
- ^ a b c "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Coleman CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ a b "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Coleman CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Coleman city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.