Stapleton, Georgia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Stapleton is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 402 in 2020.

History

An early variant name was "Spread".<ref name="Names">Template:Cite book</ref> The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Spread" in 1903.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Stapleton derives its current name from Colonel James Stapleton.<ref name="Names" />

Geography

Stapleton is located in northwestern Jefferson County at Template:Coord (33.215877, -82.468007).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Georgia State Route 102 passes through the center of town as Main Street, leading east Template:Convert to Wrens and west Template:Convert to Avera. State Route 296 (Harvey Street and George Street) crosses SR-102 in the center of Stapleton, leading northeast Template:Convert to SR-17 in Warren County and south Template:Convert to Louisville, the Jefferson county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Stapleton has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref>

Demographics

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 318 people, 110 households, and 80 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 402.

See also

• Central Savannah River Area

References

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External links

• The News and Farmer and Wadley Herald/ Jefferson Reporter, the county's weekly newspaper and the oldest weekly newspaper in Georgia.