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Welcome to Boys Town ...

The village of Boys Town is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boys Town, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1934.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Boys Town has a population of 563 people<2> (see below for details).

Boys Town is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Boys Town lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Boys Town: 402 & 531<4>

The ZIP code for Boys Town: 68010<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boys Town had an population of 563 people. This is a decrease of 24.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 31.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boys Town had a population of 745 people. This makes Boys Town the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Boys Town represents 0.04% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 153rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 745 people, the population of Boys Town decreased 8.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 818 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Boys Town.

Communities near Boys Town ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boys Town.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Boys Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boys Town.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boys Town. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boys Town.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boys Town. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Boys Town.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boys Town ...

Looking for more information about Boys Town? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Boys Town, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boys Town.

Adding Boys Town to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boys Town in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Boys Town was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Boys Town post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boys Town.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boys Town. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Boys Town.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boys Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Boys Town area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Boys Town area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Boys Town). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boys Town or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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