Moving to Coalgate, Oklahoma

Population: 2,005. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,889 (-5.8% change)
Males: 916 (45.7%), Females: 1,089 (54.3%)

Coal County

Zip code: 74538

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $19,419
Median house value: $34,400

Population by Race

Races in Coalgate:

• White Non-Hispanic (73.5%)
• American Indian (22.2%)
• Two or more races (6.9%)
• Hispanic (2.9%)
• Other race (1.2%)
• Black (0.8%)

Ancestries: United States (10.0%), Irish (8.8%), English (7.9%), German (4.9%), Italian (4.7%), Scottish (3.0%).

Elevation: 623 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Coalgate

• High school or higher: 63.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 8.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coalgate city

• Never married: 17.7%
• Now married: 52.7%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 13.3%
• Divorced: 13.7%

2.2% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +31 (+1.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Coalgate:

• MARY HURLEY HOSPITAL (6 NORTH COVINGTON)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Coalgate:

• ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ATOKA, OK)
• CARL ALBERT INDIAN HEALTH FACILITY (about 37 miles; ADA, OK)
• ROLLING HILLS HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; ADA, OK)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coalgate:

• COX FLD (about 82 miles; PARIS, TX; Abbreviation: PRX)
• TINKER AFB (about 101 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: TIK)
• WILL ROGERS WORLD (about 112 miles; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Abbreviation: OKC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Coalgate:

• CITY OF COALGATE (about 2 miles; COALGATE, OK; Abbreviation: 08F)
• ATOKA MUNI (about 12 miles; ATOKA, OK; Abbreviation: AQR)
• ADA MUNI (about 36 miles; ADA, OK; Abbreviation: ADH)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coalgate:

• EAST CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ADA, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,429)
• SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; DURANT, OK; Full-time enrollment: 3,165)
• GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DENISON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,082)
• NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 89 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,018)
• TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 92 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
• COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 97 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,514)
• UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS (about 97 miles; NORMAN, OK; Full-time enrollment: 20,154)

Schools

Public high school in Coalgate:

• COALGATE HS (Students: 245; Location: 2 WEST CEDAR; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Coalgate:

• EMERSON ES (Students: 384; Location: 110 FOX AVENUE; Grades: PK – 06)
• COTTONWOOD ES (Students: 172; Grades: PK – 08)
• WALLACE BYRD MS (Students: 108; Location: 108 W. CEDAR; Grades: 07 – 08)