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Coleman, Georgia
Unincorporated community Census-designated place
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 / 31.67278; -84.89028
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Randolph
Area
• Total	0.62 sq mi (1.60 km)
• Land	0.61 sq mi (1.59 km)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km)
Elevation	400 ft (122 m)
Population
• Total	116
• Density	189.54/sq mi (73.16/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	31736, 39836
Area code	229
FIPS code	13-17580
GNIS feature ID	0312820

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. 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.

Geography

Coleman is located at 31°40′22″N 84°53′25″W / 31.67278°N 84.89028°W / 31.67278; -84.89028 (31.672794, -84.890269).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km), of which 0.8 square miles (2.1 km) 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.

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.

Gallery

• Coleman Town Hall
• Coleman Post Office (ZIP code: 39836)
• Coleman Volunteer Fire Department

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coleman, Georgia
5. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
6. Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1889. p. 875.
7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
8. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
9. "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
10. "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
11. "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
12. "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
13. "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
14. "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
15. "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
16. "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
17. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
18. "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
19. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
20. "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010.
21. ^ "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.
22. ^ "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.
23. "P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Coleman city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Cuthbert
Cities	Cuthbert Shellman
CDP	Coleman
Unincorporated communities	Benevolence Brooksville Carnegie Pachitla Springvale
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• Populated places in Randolph County, Georgia
• Populated places disestablished in 2007
• Former municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state)