Boston, Georgia

City in Georgia, United States

30°48′N 83°47′W / 30.800°N 83.783°W / 30.800; -83.783CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountyThomasGovernment

• MayorDanny Groover^[1]Area

^[2]

• Total2.26 sq mi (5.85 km²) • Land2.25 sq mi (5.84 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)Elevation

207 ft (63 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,207 • Density535.73/sq mi (206.85/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

31626

Area code229FIPS code13-09460^[3]GNIS feature ID0311663^[4]Websitehttp://www.bostonga.com/

Boston is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,207.^[5]

History

Boston was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly in 1870.^[6] An early variant name was "Blue Springs"; the present name is after Thomas M. Boston, who found a medicinal spring near the town site.^[7] Boston, Georgia is home to one of the original Carnegie Libraries, and one of a handful in Georgia that is still being used as a library.

Geography

Boston is located at 30°48′N 83°47′W / 30.800°N 83.783°W / 30.800; -83.783 (30.7926, -83.7907).^[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), all land. It is 107 miles east of Dothan, Alabama and 21 miles west of Valdosta.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	360	—
1890	646	79.4%
1900	722	11.8%
1910	1,130	56.5%
1920	1,640	45.1%
1930	1,243	−24.2%
1940	1,099	−11.6%
1950	1,035	−5.8%
1960	1,357	31.1%
1970	1,443	6.3%
1980	1,424	−1.3%
1990	1,395	−2.0%
2000	1,417	1.6%
2010	1,315	−7.2%
2020	1,207	−8.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9] 2010^[10] 2020^[11]

**Boston city, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
*Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.*
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010^[10]	Pop 2020^[11]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	426	392	32.40%	32.48%
Black or African American alone (NH)	854	725	64.94%	60.07%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	6	3	0.46%	0.25%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.17%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	2	21	0.15%	1.74%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	64	2.05%	5.30%
Total	1,315	1,207	100.00%	100.00%

In 2020, the city had a population of 1,207, down from 1,315 in 2010.

References

^ "-------------------- City Hall --------------------". Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2008.. Access date 12 February 2008.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Boston city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
^ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1897. p. 134.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boston city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boston city, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.