Coalgate, Oklahoma
Coalgate, Oklahoma | |
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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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409494 |
| Website | www |
Coalgate is a city in and the county seat of Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,967 at the 2010 census, a 1.9 percent decrease from the figure of 2,005 recorded in 2000. 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.