Bolingbroke, founded in 1867, is an

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and

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(CDP) in

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, United States. It lies just north of Macon, between Interstates 475 and 75. The community is part of the Macon

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. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, with a population of 497.

History

The community was named after

Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (; 16 September 1678 – 12 December 1751) was an English politician, government official and political philosopher. He was a leader of the Tories, and supported the Church of England politically des ...

(1678–1751), English philosopher and politician.

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incorporated the town in 1912. Bolingbroke was dissolved as a municipality in 1995.

Geography

Bolingbroke is located in the southeastern part of Monroe County in between I-75 and I-475. Downtown Macon is southeast via I-75, and

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is northwest, also via I-75.

Demographics

2020 census

''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 can be of any race.''

Events

The Bolingbroke Southern Jam music festival has been produced here since 2009. There is an annual Christmas parade.Bolingbroke Southern Jam. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Aug 2010
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References

Census-designated places in Monroe County, Georgia Macon metropolitan area, Georgia {{MonroeCountyGA-geo-stub