Coleman, Georgia Explained

Official Name:Coleman, Georgia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Georgia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Randolph
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.60
Area Land Km2:1.59
Area Water Km2:0.02
Area Total Sq Mi:0.62
Area Land Sq Mi:0.61
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:116
Population Density Km2:73.16
Population Density Sq Mi:189.54
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:31.6728°N -84.8903°W
Elevation M:122
Elevation Ft:400
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:31736, 39836
Area Code:229
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:13-17580[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:0312820[3]

Coleman is a former incorporated city in Randolph County, Georgia, United States. 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

The community was named after Andy Coleman, the original owner of the town site.[4] 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.[5]

Geography

Coleman is located at 31.6728°N -84.8903°W (31.672794, -84.890269).[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8sqmi, of which 0.8sqmi is land and 1.30% is water.

Demographics

Coleman was listed as a town in the 2000 U.S. Census. After the town was dissolved in 2007, it was redesignated as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

Coleman, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2000[7] !Pop 2010[8] ![9] !% 2000!% 2010!
White alone (NH)5741style='background: #ffffe6; 3338.26%32.28%style='background: #ffffe6; 28.45%
Black or African American alone (NH)9283style='background: #ffffe6; 7461.74%65.35%style='background: #ffffe6; 63.79%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Asian alone (NH)00style='background: #ffffe6; 10.00%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.86%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Other race alone (NH)00style='background: #ffffe6; 00.00%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)00style='background: #ffffe6; 60.00%0.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 5.17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)03style='background: #ffffe6; 20.00%2.36%style='background: #ffffe6; 1.72%
Total149127style='background: #ffffe6; 116100.00%100.00%style='background: #ffffe6; 100.00%
As of the census 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.

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. December 18, 2021.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Book: Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins . Winship Press . Krakow, Kenneth K. . 1975 . Macon, GA . 48 . 0-915430-00-2.
  5. Book: Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. 1889. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 875.
  6. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  7. Web site: P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Coleman city, Georgia. United States Census Bureau.
  8. Web site: 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.
  9. Web site: 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.