| Official Name: | Santa Claus, Georgia |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.48 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.48 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.18 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Total: | 204 |
| Population Density Km2: | 427.23 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1108.70 |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 32.1708°N -82.3311°W |
| Elevation M: | 72 |
| Elevation Ft: | 235 |
| Postal Code: | 30436 |
| Blank Info: | 13-68600[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0322506[3] |
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.[4]
A local entrepreneur named the community after Santa Claus, the Christmas character, with the aim of attracting tourists to his pecan business and adjacent motel.[5] Santa Claus was incorporated as a city in 1941.[4]
Santa Claus is located at 32.1708°N -82.3311°W (32.170863, -82.331129).[6] 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 km), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 250 people, 92 households, and 66 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population declined to 204.