Bolingbroke, Georgia

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Bolingbroke, Georgia
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Bolingbroke
Coordinates: 32°56′57″N83°48′12″W / 32.94917°N 83.80333°W / 32.94917; -83.80333
CountryUnited States
State Georgia
County Monroe
Area
[1]
  Total1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2)
  Land1.88 sq mi (4.9 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[2]
518 ft (158 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total497
  Density264.4/sq mi (102.1/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
31004
FIPS code 13-09152
GNIS feature ID2812694 [2]

Bolingbroke, founded in 1867, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. [2] It lies just north of Macon, between Interstates 475 and 75. The community is part of the Macon metropolitan statistical area.

Contents

Per the 2020 census, it had a population of 497. [3]

History

The community was named after Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), English philosopher and politician. [4] Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town in 1912. [5] Bolingbroke was dissolved as a municipality in 1995. [4]

Geography

Bolingbroke is located in the southeastern part of Monroe County in between I-75 and I-475. Downtown Macon is 14 miles (23 km) southeast via I-75, and Atlanta is 71 miles (114 km) northwest, also via I-75. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bolingbroke CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 2.29%, are water. [1]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 497
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
2020 [7]

It was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 census. [7]

Bolingbroke CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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 (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [7] % 2020
White alone (NH)44389.13%
Black or African American alone (NH)255.03%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)10.20%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)10.20%
Mixed race or Multi-racial (NH)30.60%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)244.83%
Total497100.00%

Events

The Bolingbroke Southern Jam music festival has been produced here since 2009. There is an annual Christmas parade. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bolingbroke Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 "Bolingbroke CDP, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 22. ISBN   0-915430-00-2.
  5. Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. State printer. 1912. p. 627.
  6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. 1 2 3 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bolingbroke CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  8. Bolingbroke Southern Jam. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Aug 2010