Stapleton, Georgia

Stapleton, Georgia
City
Location in Jefferson County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°12′57″N 82°28′5″W / 33.21583°N 82.46806°W / 33.21583; -82.46806
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Jefferson
Area 1
• Total	1.75 sq mi (4.52 km2)
• Land	1.75 sq mi (4.52 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	440 ft (134 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	402
• Density	230.5/sq mi (89.01/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30823
Area code	706
FIPS code	13-730042
GNIS feature ID	03565553
Website	https://cityofstapleton.com/

Stapleton is a city in Jefferson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 402 in 2020.

An early variant name was "Spread".⁴ The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Spread" in 1903.⁵ Stapleton derives its current name from Colonel James Stapleton.⁴

Stapleton is located in northwestern Jefferson County at 33°12′57″N 82°28′5″W / 33.21583°N 82.46806°W / 33.21583; -82.46806 (33.215877, -82.468007).⁶ Georgia State Route 102 passes through the center of town as Main Street, leading east 4.5 miles (7.2 km) to Wrens and west 4 miles (6 km) to Avera. State Route 296 (Harvey Street and George Street) crosses SR-102 in the center of Stapleton, leading northeast 5 miles (8 km) to SR-17 in Warren County and south 16 miles (26 km) to Louisville, the Jefferson county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Stapleton has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²), all land.⁷

As of the census² of 2000, there were 318 people, 110 households, and 80 families residing in the city. By 2020, its population was 402.