Boykin, Georgia

Coordinates: 31°6′18″N 84°41′13″W / 31.10500°N 84.68694°W / 31.10500; -84.68694
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Boykin, Georgia
Unincorporated community
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 / 31.10500°N 84.68694°W / 31.10500; -84.68694
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
[2]
131 ft (40 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • 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 ID2587025[2]

Boykin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Miller County, Georgia, United States.[2] The 2020 census listed a population of 151.[4]

History[edit]

The community most likely was named after Guilford A. Boyken, Sr., an early settler.[5] A post office called Boykin was established in 1897 and remained in operation until 1932.[6]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Boykin" in 1903.[7] The town's charter was dissolved in 1995.[5]

Geography[edit]

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]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010143—
20201515.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1850-1870[9] 1870-1880[10]
1890-1910[11] 1920-1930[12]
1940[13] 1950[14] 1960[15]
1970[16] 1980[17] 1990[18]
2000[19] 2010[20] 2020[21]

Boykin was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.

Boykin 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 2010[20] Pop 2020[21] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 107 93 74.83% 61.59%
Black or African American alone (NH) 30 31 20.98% 20.53%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 2 0.00% 1.32%
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 1 0.00% 0.66%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 3 4 2.10% 2.65%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3 20 2.10% 13.25%
Total 143 151 100.00% 100.00%

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Boykin Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "P1. Race – Boykin CDP, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Box Springs CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  6. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Acts Passed by the General Assembly of Georgia. J. Johnston. 1903. p. 458.
  8. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ^ "1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1870.
  10. ^ "1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
  11. ^ "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
  12. ^ "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930. pp. 251–256.
  13. ^ "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
  14. ^ "1950 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  15. ^ "1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1960.
  16. ^ "1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1970.
  17. ^ "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
  18. ^ "1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1990.
  19. ^ "2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
  20. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boykin CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
  21. ^ a b "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Boykin CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.


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