Boykin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Miller County, Georgia, United States. The 2020 census listed a population of 151.

History

The community most likely was named after Guilford A. Boyken, Sr., an early settler. A post office called Boykin was established in 1897 and remained in operation until 1932. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Boykin" in 1903. The town's charter was dissolved in 1995.

Geography

Boykin is located along U.S. Route 27 in southern Miller County, 5 mi southeast of Colquitt, the county seat, and 16 mi northwest of Bainbridge. The CDP is bordered to the south by Big Drain, which flows west to Spring Creek, which continues south to Lake Seminole near the confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee rivers to form the Apalachicola River. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Boykin CDP has a total area of 2.4 sqmi, of which 0.004 sqmi, or 0.16%, are water.

Demographics

Boykin was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.