The 11 U.S. States with a Town Named Santa Claus

Santa Claus, USA: 11 Towns Sharing the Name

Eleven states have a populated place named Santa Claus (or Santa Clause):

1. Alabama — Unincorporated community in Walker County
2. Arizona — Census-designated place in Mohave County
3. Arkansas — Unincorporated community in Franklin County
4. California — Unincorporated community in Kern County
5. Georgia — City in Toombs County (incorporated 1941, pop ~200)
6. Illinois — Unincorporated community in Clinton County
7. Indiana — **Town in Spencer County** (pop ~2,500) — *most famous, "America's Christmas Hometown"*
8. Kentucky — Unincorporated community in Spencer County
9. Missouri — Unincorporated community in Franklin County
10. Ohio — Unincorporated community in Auglaize County
11. Texas — Unincorporated community in Medina County

Spotlight: Santa Claus, Indiana

• Founded 1854; renamed 1856 (post office rejected "Santa Fe")
• Santa Claus Post Office — receives 400,000+ letters to Santa annually
• Holiday World & Splashin' Safari (theme park)
• Santa Claus Land of Lights, Santa's Lodge, Christmas Lake Village
• Street names: Candy Cane Lane, Silver Bell Terrace, Rudolph Run

Other Christmas-Named Places

• North Pole, Alaska / New York / Colorado / Oklahoma
• Bethlehem, PA / CT / NH / GA / IN
• Noel, MO / VA
• Mistletoe, KY
• Jolly, TX

Indiana's Santa Claus is the only incorporated town — the others are unincorporated communities or CDPs.