Broxton is a city in Coffee County, Georgia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,060. It is known for its unique sandstone formation called Broxton Rocks along Rocky Creek north of town.
History
An early variant name was "Gully Branch". The Georgia General Assembly incorporated the place as the "Town of Broxton" in 1904, with the corporate limits extending in a radius from the front-yard well of one Jesse Lott. The present name is after Broxton Creek. U.S. Route 441 passes through the city, leading south to Douglas, the county seat, and north to McRae.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Broxton has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.58%, is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable"
|+Broxton city, Georgia – Racial and Ethnic Composition<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|558
|451
|46.93%
|42.55%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|499
|445
|41.97%
|41.98%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|2
|0
|0.17%
|0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|6
|0
|0.50%
|0.00%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|0
|2
|0.00%
|0.19%
|-
|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)
|11
|44
|0.93%
|4.15%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|113
|118
|9.50%
|11.13%
|-
|Total
|1,189
|1,060
|100.00%
|100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Broxton had a population of 1,060. The median age was 38.9 years. 25.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.9 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 436 households in Broxton, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 34.6% were married-couple households, 20.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.