Santa Claus, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 32°10′15″N82°19′52″W / 32.17083°N 82.33111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Toombs |
Area | |
• Total | 0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
• Land | 0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 235 ft (72 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 204 |
• Density | 1,108.70/sq mi (427.23/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30436 |
Area code | 912 |
FIPS code | 13-68600 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0322506 [3] |
Santa Claus is a city in Toombs County, Georgia, United States. The population was 204 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Vidalia micropolitan area.
The city has several Christmas-themed street names: Candy Cane Road, December Drive, Rudolph Way, Dancer Street, Prancer Street, and Sleigh Street. [4]
A local entrepreneur named the community after Santa Claus, the Christmas figure, with the aim of attracting tourists to his pecan business and adjacent motel. [5] Santa Claus was incorporated as a city in 1941. [4]
Santa Claus is located at 32°10′15″N82°19′52″W / 32.17083°N 82.33111°W (32.170863, -82.331129). [6] It is just off U.S. Route 1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2), all land.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1960 | 5 | — | |
1970 | 118 | 2,260.0% | |
1980 | 167 | 41.5% | |
1990 | 154 | −7.8% | |
2000 | 237 | 53.9% | |
2010 | 165 | −30.4% | |
2020 | 204 | 23.6% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [7] |
As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 250 people, 92 households, and 66 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population declined to 204.
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