| Official Name: | Rutledge, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Morgan |
| Established Title: | January 1, 1871 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.51 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.29 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 871 |
| Population Density Km2: | 102.37 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 265.14 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 33.6258°N -83.6108°W |
| Elevation M: | 217 |
| Elevation Ft: | 712 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30663 |
| Area Code: | 706 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-67760[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0322022[4] |
Rutledge is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1871, the city had a population of 871 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 781 in 2010.
Rutledge had its start in the 1840s when the railroad was extended to that point.[5] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Rutledge as a town in 1871.[6]
Rutledge is located in western Morgan County at 33.6258°N -83.6108°W (33.625723, -83.610899).[7] U.S. Route 278 passes through the south side of the city, leading east 9miles to Madison, the county seat, and west to Covington. Interstate 20 passes 2miles south of Rutledge, with access from Exit 105 (Newborn Road).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which 0.04sqmi, or 1.05%, are water.[1] The south side of the city is drained by Rice Creek, a tributary of Big Indian Creek, which flows southeast to the Little River. The north side of the city drains to Hard Labor Creek, which flows east to the Apalachee River. The entire city is part of the Oconee River watershed. Rutledge is the nearest town to Hard Labor Creek State Park, 2miles north of the city center.
As of the census of 2000, there were 707 people, 260 households, and 197 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population was 871.
Rutledge is a part of the Covington movie industry.