Boykin, Georgia

Boykin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Miller County, Georgia, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 151.[2]

Boykin, Georgia
Census-designated place
Boykin limit on US27 / GA1
Boykin limit on US27 / GA1
Boykin is located in Georgia
Boykin
Boykin
Boykin is located in the United States
Boykin
Boykin
Coordinates: 31°6′18″N 84°41′13″W
Country United States
State Georgia
County Miller
Area
[1]
 • Total2.425 sq mi (6.28 km2)
 • Land2.421 sq mi (6.27 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
136 ft (41 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total151
 • Density62.37/sq mi (24.08/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
39837 (Colquitt)
Area code229
FIPS code13-09852[1]
GNIS feature ID0311690[3]

History

The community most likely was named after Guilford A. Boyken, Sr., an early settler.[4] A post office called Boykin was established in 1897 and remained in operation until 1932.[5]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Boykin" in 1903.[6] The town's charter was dissolved in 1995.[4]

Geography

Boykin is located along U.S. Route 27 in southern Miller County, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Colquitt, the county seat, and 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Bainbridge. The CDP is bordered to the south by Big Drain, which flows west to Spring Creek, which continues south to Lake Seminole near the confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers to form the Apalachicola River.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Boykin CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), of which 0.004 square miles (2.6 acres), or 0.16%, are water.[1]

References
  1. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  2. "P1. Race – Boykin CDP, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. "Boykin". 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. 23. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  5. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  6. Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1903. p. 458.


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