Bolingbroke, Georgia

{{short description|Unincorporated community in Monroe County, Georgia, United States}}

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Bolingbroke, founded in 1867, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. 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.

History

The community was named after Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), English philosopher and politician.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | last=Krakow|first= Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, Georgia | pages=22 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}} Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town in 1912.{{cite book|title=Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipxCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA627|year=1912|publisher=State printer|page=627}} Bolingbroke was dissolved as a municipality in 1995.{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=22 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}

Geography

Bolingbroke is located in the southeastern part of Monroe County in between I-75 and I-475. Downtown Macon is {{convert|14|mi}} southeast via I-75, and Atlanta is {{convert|71|mi}} northwest, also via I-75. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bolingbroke CDP has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.04|sqmi|2}}, or 2.29%, are water.

Demographics

{{US Census population

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

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|+Bolingbroke CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|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{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bolingbroke CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US1309152&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 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%

Other race alone (NH)

|1

|0.20%

Mixed race or Multi-racial (NH)

|3

|0.60%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|24

|4.83%

Total

|497

|100.00%

Events

The Bolingbroke Southern Jam music festival has been produced here since 2009. There is an annual Christmas parade.[http://www.buckhornfarms.com/southern.htm Bolingbroke Southern Jam. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Aug 2010]

References

Category:Census-designated places in Monroe County, Georgia

Category:Macon metropolitan area, Georgia