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Place in Georgia, United States
Box Springs, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Census-designated place
Box Springs, Georgia is located in GeorgiaBox Springs, GeorgiaBox 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
Elevation367 ft (112 m)
Population
 • Total303
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code31801
Area code(s)706 & 762
GNIS feature ID354828

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.

The 2020 census listed a population of 303.

History

A post office has been in operation at Box Springs since 1853. 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.

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

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020303—
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

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

Box Springs CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
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 % 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%
Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (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 April 2, 2018.
  6. ^ 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. ^ "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.
Municipalities and communities of Talbot County, Georgia, United States
County seat: Talbotton
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