Boston, Georgia

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

Boston, Georgia
City
Location in Thomas County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 30°48′N 83°47′W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Thomas
Government
• Mayor	Danny Groover[1]
Area [2]
• Total	2.26 sq mi (5.85 km2)
• Land	2.25 sq mi (5.84 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	207 ft (63 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,207
• Density	535.73/sq mi (206.85/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31626
Area code	229
FIPS code	13-09460[3]
GNIS feature ID	0311663[4]
Website	http://www.bostonga.com/

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 (30.7926, -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.	Note	%±
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] 1850-1870[10] 1870-1880[11] 1890-1910[12] 1920-1930[13] 1940[14] 1950[15] 1960[16] 1970[17] 1980[18] 1990[19] 2000[20] 2010[21] 2020[22]

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[23]	Pop. 2020[22]	% 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.