Soperton, Georgia | |
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Coordinates: 32°22′34″N82°35′34″W / 32.37611°N 82.59278°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Treutlen |
Government | |
• Mayor | John Koon |
• City Council | Wade Clark / Misty Brantley / Izell Stephens / Stephanie Blair / Xandra Brown |
Area | |
• Total | 4.46 sq mi (11.56 km2) |
• Land | 4.40 sq mi (11.40 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,889 |
• Density | 656.29/sq mi (253.38/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30457 |
Area code | 912 |
FIPS code | 13-71772 [2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0323223 [3] |
Website | sopertoncityga.com |
Soperton is a city in Treutlen County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,889 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Treutlen County. [4]
A post office was established at Soperton in 1902. [5] The city was named after Benjamin Franklin Soper, a railroad official. [6]
The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Soperton as a town in 1902. [7]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.61%) is water.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 469 | — | |
1920 | 1,033 | 120.3% | |
1930 | 1,081 | 4.6% | |
1940 | 1,339 | 23.9% | |
1950 | 1,667 | 24.5% | |
1960 | 2,317 | 39.0% | |
1970 | 2,596 | 12.0% | |
1980 | 2,981 | 14.8% | |
1990 | 2,797 | −6.2% | |
2000 | 2,824 | 1.0% | |
2010 | 3,115 | 10.3% | |
2020 | 2,889 | −7.3% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [8] |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
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White (non-Hispanic) | 1,097 | 37.97% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,643 | 56.87% |
Native American | 6 | 0.21% |
Asian | 6 | 0.21% |
Other/Mixed | 66 | 2.28% |
Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 2.46% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,889 people, 1,088 households, and 699 families residing in the city.
The Treutlen County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school and a middle/high school. [10] The district has 74 full-time teachers and over 1,234 students. [11]
Treutlen County is a county located in the east central. & Magnolia midlands portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,406. The county seat is Soperton. It is host to the Million Pines Arts and Crafts Festival which occurs during the first weekend in November.
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