Box Springs is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, su ...
(CDP) in
Talbot County,
Georgia
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, United States. The community is located in the county's extreme southwestern corner, southwest of
Talbotton
Talbotton is a city in Talbot County, Georgia, United States. The population was 970 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Talbot County.
History
Talbotton was founded in 1828 as the seat of the newly formed Talbot County. Both the ...
. Box Springs has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 31801.
It was first listed as a CDP in the
2020 census with 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
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Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
incorporated the place as the "Town of Box Springs" in 1913.
The town's charter was dissolved in 1931.
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.''
References
Census-designated places in Talbot County, Georgia
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