Coolidge is a town in Limestone County, Texas, United States, established in 1903. The population was 778 at the 2020 census.
History
The town of Coolidge was established in 1903 by the Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway of Texas, as it was laying down rail between Hillsboro and Mexia. The same rail line was also responsible for the growth of nearby Tehuacana, itself established in 1847.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (3.00%) is water.
Demographics
{| class="wikitable"
|+Coolidge racial composition as of 2020<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|White (NH)
|223
|28.66%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|147
|18.89%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|9
|1.16%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|1
|0.13%
|-
|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)
|16
|2.06%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|382
|49.1%
|-
|Total
|778
|
|}
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 778 people, 327 households, and 244 families residing in the town.
As of the census
- E. Donnall Thomas, 1990 Nobel Prize-winning physician, graduated from Coolidge Senior High School
- Ann Williams, dancer, born in Coolidge