Bolingbroke, Georgia | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bolingbroke |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Monroe |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.92 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.88 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 497 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 264.4 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 518 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 31004 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-09152 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2812694 |
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.[2]
The community was named after Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678–1751), English philosopher and politician.[3] Georgia General Assembly incorporated the town in 1912.[4] Bolingbroke was dissolved as a municipality in 1995.
Bolingbroke is located in the southeastern part of Monroe County in between I-75 and I-475. Downtown Macon is southeast via I-75, and Atlanta is northwest, also via I-75. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Bolingbroke CDP has a total area of, of which 0.04sqmi, or 2.29%, are water.[1]
It was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 census.
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 or multi-racial (NH) | 3 | 0.60% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 24 | 4.83% | |
Total | 497 | 100.00% |
The Bolingbroke Southern Jam music festival has been produced here since 2009. There is an annual Christmas parade.[6]