A post office was established at Soperton in 1902. The city was named after Benjamin Franklin Soper, a railroad official. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Soperton as a town in 1902.
Geography
Soperton is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,824 people, 1,096 households, and 737 families residing in the city. The population density was 870.6 people per square mile. There were 1,215 housing units at an average density of 374.6 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 46.67% White, 51.84% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population. There were 1,096 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couplesliving together, 26.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.09. In the city, the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median agewas 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $20,471, and the median income for a family was $26,042. Males had a median income of $24,643 versus $18,646 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,367. About 29.3% of families and 31.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.4% of those under age 18 and 34.8% of those age 65 or over.
The Treutlen County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school and a middle/high school. The district has 74 full-time teachers and over 1,234 students.
