Editing Santa Claus, Georgia

{{Other uses|Santa Claus (disambiguation)}}
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'''Santa Claus''' is a city in [[Toombs County, Georgia|Toombs County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 204 at the 2020 census. It is part of the [[Vidalia, Georgia|Vidalia]] [[Vidalia micropolitan area|micropolitan area]].

The city has several [[Christmas]]-themed street names: Candy Cane Road, December Drive, Rudolph Way, Dancer Street, Prancer Street, and Sleigh Street.<ref name="Georgiagov">{{cite web | url=http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/santa-claus | title=Santa Claus | publisher=State of Georgia | accessdate=24 March 2014 | archive-date=24 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324170912/http://georgia.gov/cities-counties/santa-claus | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
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.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=198 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> Santa Claus was incorporated as a city in 1941.<ref name=Georgiagov/>

==Geography==

Santa Claus is located at {{coord|32|10|15|N|82|19|52|W|type:city}} (32.170863, -82.331129).<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> It is just off [[U.S. Route 1 in Georgia|U.S. Route 1]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 0.2&nbsp;square mile (0.5&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1960= 5
|1970= 118
|1980= 167
|1990= 154
|2000= 237
|2010= 165
|2020= 204
|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 250 people, 92 households, and 66 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population declined to 204.

==References==
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{{Toombs County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Santa Claus]]
[[Category:Cities in Toombs County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Vidalia, Georgia, micropolitan area]]
[[Category:1941 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1941]]