Editing Rutledge, Georgia

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'''Rutledge''' is a city in [[Morgan County, Georgia|Morgan County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. Founded in 1871, the city had a population of 871 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> up from 781 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==History==
Rutledge had its start in the 1840s when the railroad was extended to that point.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/morgan/rutledge | title=Rutledge | publisher=GeorgiaInfo | accessdate=28 May 2019}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Rutledge as a town in 1871.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/r.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=194 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==
Rutledge is located in western Morgan County at {{coord|33|37|33|N|83|36|39|W|type:city}} (33.625723, -83.610899).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 278]] passes through the south side of the city, leading east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Madison, Georgia|Madison]], the [[county seat]], and west {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Covington, Georgia|Covington]]. [[Interstate 20]] passes {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of Rutledge, with access from Exit 105 (Newborn Road).

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.3|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi|2}}, or 1.05%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The south side of the city is drained by Rice Creek, a tributary of Big Indian Creek, which flows southeast to the [[Little River (Oconee River tributary)|Little River]]. The north side of the city drains to [[Hard Labor Creek (Georgia)|Hard Labor Creek]], which flows east to the [[Apalachee River (Georgia)|Apalachee River]]. The entire city is part of the [[Oconee River]] watershed. Rutledge is the nearest town to [[Hard Labor Creek State Park]], {{convert|2|mi|0}} north of the city center.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 235
|1880= 273
|1890= 588
|1900= 469
|1910= 696
|1920= 643
|1930= 523
|1940= 550
|1950= 482
|1960= 478
|1970= 628
|1980= 694
|1990= 659
|2000= 707
|2010= 781
|2020= 871
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 707 people, 260 households, and 197 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population was 871.

==Economy==
Rutledge is a part of the [[Covington, Georgia|Covington]] movie industry.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|www.rutledgega.us}}
*[https://archive.today/20140606131818/http://www.smallbutspecial.info/ Rutledge Tourism and Community website]

{{Morgan County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Morgan County, Georgia]]