Bolingbroke, Georgia

Bolingbroke, founded in 1867, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Georgia, United States.[3] It lies just north of Macon, between Interstates 475 and 75. The community is part of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Bolingbroke, Georgia
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
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
568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • 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 ID354808

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, with a population of 497.[2]

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%±
2020290—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census
Bolingbroke CDP, Georgia – demographic profile
(NH = non-Hispanic)
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%

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 can be of any race.

Events

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

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


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