Coleman is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The town was previously known as Ego, which was the name assigned to the post office when it was established in 1895.[3] The post office name was officially changed to "Coleman" on September 10, 1910 due to a tornado that destroyed the town.[4] The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place (CDP) for Coleman in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary is 319 and contains 154 housing units. Coleman has its own schooling system and a bank plus 2 general stores.

Coleman, Oklahoma
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 34°16′17″N 96°25′9″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Johnston
Area [1]
• Total	3.82 sq mi (9.91 km2)
• Land	3.82 sq mi (9.90 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	290
• Density	75.88/sq mi (29.29/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	73432
FIPS code	40-16250
GNIS feature ID	1091572

Demographics

Notable person

• John H. Ross, World War II 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.

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