Booysens (Johannesburg) Explained

Booysens
Pushpin Map:South Africa Gauteng
Pushpin Map Caption:Booysens's location in Gauteng
Pushpin Label:Booysens
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name1:Gauteng
Subdivision Name2:Johannesburg
Area Footnotes:[1] ref sb-201
Area Total Km2:0.83
Area Total Sq Mi:0.3
Population Density Km2:3811
Population Density Sq Mi:9870.4
Population Est:3163
Pop Est As Of:2011
Demographics Type1:Races
Demographics1 Title1:White
Demographics1 Info1:7.2%
Demographics1 Title2:Asian
Demographics1 Info2:14.9%
Demographics1 Title3:Cape Coloured
Demographics1 Info3:4.0%
Demographics1 Title4:Black
Demographics1 Info4:73.5%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:0.5%
Demographics Type2:Languages
Demographics2 Title1:English
Demographics2 Info1:23.7%
Demographics2 Title2:Zulu
Demographics2 Info2:17.1%
Demographics2 Title3:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info3:10.8%
Demographics2 Title4:Tswana
Demographics2 Info4:6.8%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:41.7%

Boysens is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located around 3.2 km southwest of city hall.

Booysens is bordered on the southwest by Robertsham, on the northwest by Framton, on the north by Ophirton, on the east by the Robinson Deep mine, and on the south from east to west by Turffontein, West Turffontein, and Southdale. North of Booysens Road, the area is predominantly industrial on its border with Ophirton, and most residents live to the south of that road.

History

Booysens was laid out in 1887 on the eponymous farm of J.A. Booysens.[2] Over the course of the 20th century, the population grew more Afrikaans-speaking over time, from 442 Afrikaans to 754 English-speakers in 1934 to a 383:241 ratio in 1949 to a 1,017:387 in 1961. Emigration left it only 7.2% white by 2011.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subplek Booysens . Census 2011.
  2. Book: Musiker, Naomi . Historical dictionary of Greater Johannesburg . Scarecrow Press . Internet Archive . 1999 . 978-0-8108-3520-7 . Lanham, Md. . 1999 . 62.