Coleman, Florida
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Coleman is a city in Sumter County
Sumter County, Florida
Sumter County is a county located in the state of Florida, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 53,345. The 2006 Census estimate puts its population at 68,768 . Its county seat is Bushnell, Florida and the largest incorporated municipality is Wildwood, Florida. The Villages,...

, Florida
Florida
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 647 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 679.

Geography

Coleman is located at 28.800331°N 82.068766°W.

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all land.

The city is in the South Central Florida Ridge section as defined by the USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
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.http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/mlra_fl.html Most of Coleman's soils are sand
Sand
Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles.The composition of sand is highly variable, depending on the local rock sources and conditions, but the most common constituent of sand in inland continental settings and non-tropical coastal...

y and moderately well drained or somewhat poorly drained. Topsoils are acidic but subsoils may be alkaline with frequent presence of limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

 boulders. A somewhat poorly drained, mildly alkaline sandy clay loam lies southeast of the built-up area.http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 647 people, 257 households, and 178 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 445.0 inhabitants per square mile (172.3/km²). There were 301 housing units at an average density of 207.0 per square mile (80.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 60.74% White, 36.17% African American, 0.15% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 2.16% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.78% of the population.

There were 257 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,500, and the median income for a family was $27,679. Males had a median income of $27,109 versus $16,429 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the city was $12,186. About 19.9% of families and 22.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.3% of those under age 18 and 16.7% of those age 65 or over.

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