Timber and cattle were the foremost commodities to sell due to the steep slope of the terrain.

From the 1880s, the Yellow Pine Lumber Company operated a mill there, and for a while, Colmesneil's population was greater than that of Beaumont.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all land.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

As of the census[3] of 2019, 626 people, 224 households, and 133 families resided in the town The population density was 298 inhabitants per square mile (115/km2).