Bostwick, Georgia
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Bostwick · Morgan County, Georgia
Population 398 (est. 2026: ~100)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -32.41% annual growth projection

Bostwick, Georgia

Morgan County, Georgia · Population 378

Bostwick sits in the rolling Piedmont of Morgan County, roughly 70 miles east of Atlanta and about 10 miles north of Madison, the county seat. It is one of Georgia's smallest incorporated cities — a quiet crossroads community with a genuine small-town structure: a city code, a library nearby, county schools shared with the rest of Morgan County, and a population that skews older and earns more than the typical rural Georgia town. It is not a suburb, not a resort community, and not a bedroom community in the conventional sense. It is a place where people have chosen to stay.

People & Demographics

Bostwick's population of 373 (ACS 2022) occupies 135 households, with an average household size of 2.76. The median age is 48.8 — meaningfully older than Georgia's statewide median, which reflects a community of established residents rather than one drawing young families in large numbers. There are 68 children under 18, spread across 108 family households.

Racially, 311 residents identify as White and 61 as Black. Six residents identify as Hispanic or Latino. The community is not ethnically diverse by state standards, which is typical for small incorporated places in the rural Piedmont.

Economy & Employment

The median household income in Bostwick is $88,125 — a number that stands well above Georgia's statewide median and suggests that the people who live here are not working in low-wage local jobs. Per capita income is $33,270. Twenty residents fall below the federal poverty line, representing a modest poverty rate for a community this size.

Of 158 people in the labor force, zero are recorded as unemployed in the ACS 2022 data. That figure reflects the small sample size as much as anything, but it points to a workforce that is largely employed, likely commuting out for professional and skilled-trade work. Madison, Covington, Athens, and Atlanta all pull commuters from this corridor.

Housing

There are 165 total housing units in Bostwick, with 135 occupied and 30 vacant — a vacancy rate of about 18 percent. Of occupied units, 110 are owner-occupied and 25 are renter-occupied, making this an overwhelmingly ownership-dominated market, consistent with rural Georgia norms.

The median home value is $300,000, which is notable for a town this small. That figure reflects both the desirability of the Piedmont landscape and proximity to Madison, a well-regarded historic town that draws buyers who want acreage and quiet without full rural isolation. Median rent is $777 per month — modest by any Georgia standard — though the rental market here is thin with only 25 renter-occupied units.

Schools

Bostwick students attend Morgan County Schools, a single countywide district serving just over 20,000 residents.

All four schools are countywide facilities; Bostwick families share them with students from Madison and the surrounding rural county.

Getting Around

Bostwick is a car-required community. Of 158 workers, 137 drove alone to work. Seven carpooled. Fourteen worked from home. Zero used public transit or walked. There is no bus service, no commuter rail, and no meaningful alternative to a personal vehicle.

Aggregate commute time across all workers totals 3,125 minutes, which works out to roughly 20 minutes per worker — consistent with commutes to Madison or the I-20 corridor toward Covington or Atlanta.

Healthcare

Morgan Medical Center serves as the county hospital for Morgan County residents. The nearest major healthcare infrastructure beyond that lies in Athens (roughly 35 miles northeast) or along the I-20 corridor toward Atlanta.

Local provider listings for Bostwick can be searched directly through the CMS NPI Registry.

Library

The Morgan County Library is located 0.4 miles from Bostwick's center and can be reached at (706) 342-1206. It is part of the PINES network serving rural Georgia and functions as the primary public library resource for county residents outside Madison.

Natural Hazards

Morgan County has a documented history of federal disaster declarations, with weather events being the primary driver:

The pattern is clear: this part of Georgia faces meaningful risk from both tropical storm remnants pushing inland from the Gulf and Atlantic coasts and from winter ice events that disable roads and power in the Piedmont. Residents should take both seriously.

Government & Municipal Code

Bostwick is a fully incorporated city with its own municipal code published through Municode: library.municode.com/ga/bostwick-city-georgia

There is no local building code on file for Bostwick. Construction and building standards default to state and county requirements.

Weather

Current conditions and forecasts are available through the National Weather Service: NWS Forecast for Bostwick

Active weather alerts: alerts.weather.gov

The nearest weather observation station is Madison 1.5 NNE, approximately 0.9 miles from Bostwick.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)