Coleman is a small

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and

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in Johnston County,

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, United States. The town was previously known as Ego, which was the name assigned to the post office when it was established in 1895. The post office name was officially changed to "Coleman" on September 10, 1910 due to a tornado that destroyed the town.Shirk, p.50. The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place ("CDP") for Coleman in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary was 319 and contained 154 housing units. The population was 290 as of the 2020 Census. Coleman has its own schooling system and 2 general stores.

Demographics

Notable person

* John H. Ross,

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pilot awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross twice, and subject of the documentary film ''John Ross: American''

References

Sources

* Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names''. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. Unincorporated communities in Johnston County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma Census-designated places in Johnston County, Oklahoma Census-designated places in Oklahoma Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub