Coalgate, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
 A park in the south part of Coalgate | |
 Location of Coalgate, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 34°31′56″N 96°13′15″W / 34.53222°N 96.22083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Coal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.86 sq mi (4.81 km2) |
| • Land | 1.82 sq mi (4.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,667 |
| • Density | 917.95/sq mi (354.41/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74538 |
| Area code | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-15800[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409494[2] |
| Website | www |
Coalgate is a city in and the county seat of Coal County, Oklahoma, United States.[4] The population was 1,967 at the 2010 census, a 1.9 percent decrease from the figure of 2,005 recorded in 2000.[5] The town was founded in 1889 in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory as a coal mining camp named Liddle. The name changed to Coalgate on January 23, 1890.[6]
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- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coalgate, Oklahoma
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "CensusViewer:Coalgate, Oklahoma Population". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ Clark, Orville Verdell. "Coalgate," Archived July 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed July 1, 2015.