Santa Claus, Georgia

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Santa Claus is a city in Toombs County, Georgia, United States. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.

The city has several Christmas and reindeer-themed street names: Candy Cane Rd, December Dr, Rudolph Way, Dancer St, Prancer St, and Sleigh St. Jerry Scott Heidler was convicted of murder of four Santa Claus family members in December, 1997, was tried and given the death penalty for these and other offenses. As of November, 2006 he is on death row in Georgia. See: 273 Ga. 54 (2000).

[edit] Geography

Santa Claus is located at 32°10′15″N, 82°19′52″W (32.170863, -82.331129)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 237 people, 79 households, and 53 families residing in the city. The population density was 508.4/km² (1,297.2/mi²). There were 89 housing units at an average density of 190.9/km² (487.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 82.28% White, 1.69% African American, 16.03% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.89% of the population.

There were 79 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 17.7% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 119.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,750, and the median income for a family was $32,857. Males had a median income of $27,250 versus $15,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,669. About 13.2% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 58.3% of those sixty five or over.