Soperton, Georgia

Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement 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.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

A post office was established at Soperton in 1902.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The city was named after Benjamin Franklin Soper, a railroad official.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Soperton as a town in 1902.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.61%) is water.

Demographics

Soperton racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Num.	Perc.
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.

Education

Treutlen County School District

The Treutlen County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school and a middle/high school.<ref>Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 29, 2010.</ref> The district has 74 full-time teachers and over 1,234 students.<ref>School Stats, Retrieved June 29, 2010.</ref>

• Treutlen Elementary School
• Treutlen Middle/High School