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Welcome to Boyd County ...

Time Zone: Boyd County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Butte is the Seat for Boyd County.

Boyd County was founded in 1891.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Boyd had a population of 1,919 people. This is a decrease of 8.84% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,105 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boyd represented 0.12% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Boyd County:

  • Anoka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
  • Bristow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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    • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <2>
  • Gross
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
  • Lynch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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    • Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <2>
  • Monowi
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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    • Monowi is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
  • Naper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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    • Naper is located in Boyd County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <2>
  • Spencer
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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