Official Name: | Bostwick, Georgia |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Morgan |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.56 |
Area Land Km2: | 7.52 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.92 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.90 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 378 |
Population Density Km2: | 50.23 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 130.12 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 33.7372°N -83.515°W |
Elevation M: | 232 |
Elevation Ft: | 761 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 30623 |
Area Code: | 706 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 13-09488[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0331211[4] |
Bostwick is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 378.[2]
Bostwick was incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly in 1902.[5] The community was named in honor of John Bostwick, a founding resident.[6]
Bostwick is located in northern Morgan County at 33.7372°N -83.515°W (33.737220, -83.514957).[7] Georgia State Route 83 passes through the town, leading south 10miles to Madison, the county seat, and northwest to Monroe.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.9sqmi, of which 0.02sqmi, or 0.51%, is water.[1] Bostwick is drained to the north by Bucks Creek, a tributary of Jacks Creek, and to the south by Beaverdam Creek, a tributary of Big Sandy Creek. The entire town is part of the Apalachee River watershed, flowing to the Oconee River.
As of the census of 2000, there were 322 people, 125 households, and 88 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population was 378.