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Bolingbroke, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Bolingbroke is located in Georgia
Bolingbroke
Bolingbroke
Bolingbroke is located in the United States
Bolingbroke
Bolingbroke
Coordinates: 32°56′57″N 83°48′12″W / 32.94917°N 83.80333°W / 32.94917; -83.80333
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyMonroe
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 zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
31004
FIPS code13-09152
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.

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

History[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020497—
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
(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 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 443 89.13%
Black or African American alone (NH) 25 5.03%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 1 0.20%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some other race alone (NH) 1 0.20%
Mixed race/multi-racial (NH) 3 0.60%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 24 4.83%
Total 497 100.00%

Events[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Bolingbroke Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b "Bolingbroke CDP, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c "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


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolingbroke,_Georgia