Boston, Georgia

{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement  |official_name = Boston, Georgia |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = City |motto =  |image_skyline = Boston GA hist dist city hall01.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = City Hall |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Thomas_County_Georgia_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Boston_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in Thomas County and the state of Georgia |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map =  |pushpin_label_position =  |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize =  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Georgia |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Thomas |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 =  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Danny Groover<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonga.com/cityhall.htm#mayor |title= City Hall - Mayor |accessdate=2008-02-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514211425/http://www.bostonga.com/cityhall.htm |archivedate=2008-05-14 }}. Access date 12 February 2008.</ref> |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title =  |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_13.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 5.85 |area_land_km2 = 5.84 |area_water_km2 = 0.01 |area_total_sq_mi = 2.26 |area_land_sq_mi = 2.25 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi =  |population_as_of = 2020 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 1207 |population_density_km2 = 206.85 |population_density_sq_mi = 535.73 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi =  |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|30|48|N|83|47|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = 63 |elevation_ft = 207  |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 31626 |area_code = 229 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 13-09460<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0311663<ref name="GR3-u">{{cite gnis|311663|Boston|2026-02-18}}</ref> |website = http://www.bostonga.com/ |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = }} '''Boston''' is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,207.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boston city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1309460|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 15, 2022}}</ref>

==History== Boston was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly in 1870.<ref>{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3cJpFYpCzQAC&pg=PA134|year=1897|publisher=Clark & Hines, State Printers|page=134}}</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>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=22 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> Boston is home to one of the original Carnegie Libraries, and one of a handful in Georgia that is still being used as a library. Boston is also home to the Dillon Candy Company, the oldest candy company in Georgia that began operations in 1918.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Legoas |first1=Miguel|date=March 30, 2026 |title=What's the oldest candy store in Georgia? Here's what they make |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2026/03/30/southern-living-highlights-georgias-oldest-candy-company-since-1918/89391462007/ |website=savannahnow.com |publisher=Savannah Morning News |access-date=1 April 2026}}</ref>

==Geography== Boston is located at {{coord|30|48|N|83|47|W|type:city}} (30.7926, -83.7907).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|2.2|sqmi|km2}}, all land. It is 107 miles east of Dothan, Alabama and 21 miles west of Valdosta.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 360 |1890= 646 |1900= 722 |1910= 1130 |1920= 1640 |1930= 1243 |1940= 1099 |1950= 1035 |1960= 1357 |1970= 1443 |1980= 1424 |1990= 1395 |2000= 1417 |2010= 1315 |2020= 1207 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink= |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/> | align = right }}

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable" |+'''Boston city, Georgia – racial and ethnic composition''' (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') {{nobold|''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<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boston city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1309460&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> !Pop. 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boston city, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1309460&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}</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%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Boston had a population of 1,207, down from 1,315 in 2010.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A09460&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name=2010CensusP2/><ref name=2020CensusP2/><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A09460&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

The median age was 42.4 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 82.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.4 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 518 households, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 35.1% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 40.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 597 housing units, of which 13.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.9%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A09460&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline}} *http://www.bostonga.com/ {{Thomas County, Georgia}}

Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:Cities in Thomas County, Georgia