Boston, Georgia

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Boston is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,207.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Boston was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly in 1870.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> An early variant name was "Blue Springs"; the present name is after Thomas M. Boston, who found a medicinal spring near the town site.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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 Template:Coord (30.7926, -83.7907).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, all land. It is 107 miles east of Dothan, Alabama and 21 miles west of Valdosta.

Demographics

Boston city, Georgia – racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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Race / ethnicity	Pop. 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	Pop. 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref>	% 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.

External links

• http://www.bostonga.com/