Coleman is a former incorporated city in

Randolph County, Georgia Randolph County is a county located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Georgia and is considered part of the Black Belt, historically an area of plantations. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,425, roughly one-third of its ...

, United States. It is listed as a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

(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

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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 (31.672794, -84.890269). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which 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 A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

in the 2010 U.S. Census. As of the

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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

File:Coleman, GA Town Hall.JPG, Coleman Town Hall File:Coleman, GA Post Office (39836).JPG, Coleman Post Office ( ZIP code: 39836) File:Coleman, GA Volunteer Fire Department.JPG, Coleman Volunteer Fire Department

References

{{authority control 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)