Box Springs, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Box Springs, Georgia is located in Georgia
Box Springs, Georgia
Box Springs, Georgia
Coordinates: 32°31′58″N 84°39′40″W / 32.53278°N 84.66111°W / 32.53278; -84.66111
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyTalbot
Elevation
367 ft (112 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total303
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
31801
Area code(s)706 & 762
GNIS feature ID354828[1]

Box Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The community is located in the county's extreme southwestern corner, 12.2 miles (19.6 km) southwest of Talbotton. Box Springs has a post office with ZIP code 31801.[2][3]

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 303.[4]

History

A post office has been in operation at Box Springs since 1853.[5] The community was named for a local spring that was boxed in and used as a watering stop for the railroad. Pipes were run from the "boxed-spring" to a water tower adjacent to the tracks. The name Boxed Spring was later changed to Box Springs, as it was easier to pronounce.[6]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Box Springs" in 1913.[7] The town's charter was dissolved in 1931.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020303—
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
2020[9]

2020 census

Box Springs 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 2020[9] % 2020
White alone (NH) 157 51.82%
Black or African American alone (NH) 131 43.23%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 4 1.32%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11 3.63%
Total 303 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "Box Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Box Springs CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  7. ↑ Acts and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1913. p. 623.
  8. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  9. 1 2 "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Box Springs CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau.
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