Boston, Georgia
Boston is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,207.
History
Boston was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly in 1870. An early variant name was "Blue Springs"; the present name is after Thomas M. Boston, who found a medicinal spring near the town site. Boston, Georgia is home to one of the original Carnegie Libraries, and one of a handful in Georgia that is still being used as a library.Geography
Boston is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of, all land. It is 107 miles east of Dothan, Alabama and 21 miles west of Valdosta.Demographics
| Race / ethnicity | Pop. 2010 | Pop. 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
| White alone | 426 | 392 | 32.40% | 32.48% |
| Black or African American alone | 854 | 725 | 64.94% | 60.07% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 6 | 3 | 0.46% | 0.25% |
| Asian alone | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pacific Islander alone | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some other race alone | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.17% |
| Mixed race/multi-racial | 2 | 21 | 0.15% | 1.74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 64 | 2.05% | 5.30% |
| Total | 1,315 | 1,207 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
In 2020, the city had a population of 1,207, down from 1,315 in 2010.