| Official Name: | Boston, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thomas |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Danny Groover[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.85 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.84 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.26 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.25 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1207 |
| Population Density Km2: | 206.85 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 535.73 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 30.8°N -130°W |
| Elevation M: | 63 |
| Elevation Ft: | 207 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 31626 |
| Area Code: | 229 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-09460[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0311663[4] |
| Website: | http://www.bostonga.com/ |
Boston is a city in Thomas County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 1,207.[5]
Boston was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly in 1870.[6] An early variant name was "Blue Springs"; the present name is after Thomas M. Boston, who found a medicinal spring near the town site.[7] 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.
Boston is located at 30.8°N -130°W (30.7926, -83.7907).[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2sqmi, all land. It is 107 miles east of Dothan, Alabama and 21 miles west of Valdosta.
| White alone (NH) | 426 | 392 | 32.40% | 32.48% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 854 | 725 | 64.94% | 60.07% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 6 | 3 | 0.46% | 0.25% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Some other race alone (NH) | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0.17% | |
| Mixed race/multi-racial (NH) | 2 | 21 | 0.15% | 1.74% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 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.