Boardman

History

When Boardman was first established, it was known as Hub, named after H. U. Butters, the founder of the Butters Lumber Company. The company operated the largest timber operation in North Carolina, featuring a lumber mill and large colonial-era housing. In 1899, Hub became one of the stops of the Southeastern Railroad, which later became a section of the Atlantic Coast Line's Myrtle Beach Branch. Later, the community was renamed to Boardman after the Baptist missionary George Dana Boardman. When the Butters Lumber Company relocated in 1926, Boardman's booming industrial era came to an end. Furthermore, Boardman's railroad line was abandoned in the 1970s, leaving the town as a quiet settlement in Columbus County.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which 3.1 square miles (8.1 km2) is land and of it (0.64%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  440
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  393
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  382
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  327
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  320
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  292
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  287
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  276

Largest nearby schools

• Classical Charter Schools of Whiteville
  Elementary · Whiteville · 879 students · 33.8:1 ratio
• West Columbus High
  High · Cerro Gordo · 400 students · 16:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.5 — 2012-07-29
  7 km NNW of Wallace, South Carolina
• M 2.9 — 2011-03-21
  9 km S of Cordova, North Carolina
• M 3.7 — 2006-09-25
  7 km W of Rowland, North Carolina
• M 3.4 — 2006-09-22
  4 km WSW of Blenheim, South Carolina