Coolidge, Georgia
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Coolidge is a city in Thomas County
Thomas County, Georgia
Thomas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The 2010 Census showed a population of 44,720. The county seat is Thomasville.-History:...

, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
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, United States
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. The population was 552 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Coolidge is located at 31°0′39"N 83°52′0"W (31.010744, -83.866594).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 552 people, 218 households, and 137 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 682.8 people per square mile (263.1/km²). There were 270 housing units at an average density of 334.0 per square mile (128.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 56.34% White, 40.94% African American, 0.18% Native American, 1.45% Asian, 1.09% from other races
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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.81% of the population.

There were 218 households out of which 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 79.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $25,357. Males had a median income of $21,563 versus $18,068 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the city was $11,413. About 22.1% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.4% of those under age 18 and 26.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable People

Mike Keown
Mike Keown
Michael Huel 'Mike' Keown is an American and a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from District 173, first elected in 2004. He is the 2010 Republican nominee in the 2010 U.S. House of Representatives elections, 2nd District...

 - Former candidate for U.S. House of Representatives and current Baptist
Baptist
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Minister.
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