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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.<ref name="Georgiagov">Template:Cite web</ref>
History
[edit]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>Template:Cite book</ref> Santa Claus was incorporated as a city in 1941.<ref name=Georgiagov/>
Geography
[edit]Santa Claus is located at Template:Coord (32.170863, -82.331129).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 kmTemplate:Sup), all land.
Demographics
[edit]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.