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Population (year 2000): 1,417. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,449 (+2.3% change)
Males: 646 (45.6%), Females: 771 (54.4%)
Thomas County
Zip code:
31626
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $19,312 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,400 (year 2000)
Races in Boston:
- Black (67.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (30.2%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (9.8%), Subsaharan
African (7.6%), German (4.0%), English (4.0%), Irish (3.0%),
Dutch (1.6%).
Elevation: 200 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Boston
- High school or higher: 63.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 13.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Boston city
- Never married: 32.5%
- Now married: 33.9%
- Separated: 6.4%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 16.2%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +39 (+2.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Boston:
- JOHN D ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
THOMASVILLE, GA)
- SOUTHWESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
THOMASVILLE, GA)
- BROOKS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; QUITMAN, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Boston:
- VALDOSTA RGNL (about 37 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VLD)
- MOODY AFB (about 44 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID: VAD)
- TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; TALLAHASSEE,
FL; ID: TLH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Boston:
- THOMASVILLE MUNI (about 10 miles; THOMASVILLE, GA;
ID: TVI)
- QUITMAN BROOKS COUNTY (about 15 miles; QUITMAN, GA;
ID: 4J5)
- MOULTRIE MUNI (about 20 miles; MOULTRIE, GA; ID:
MGR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Boston:
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; Full-time enrollment: 7,157)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 43 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 117 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
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