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Welcome to Boyceville ...

The village of Boyceville is located in Dunn County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyceville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Boyceville has a population of 1,127 people<2> (see below for details).

Boyceville is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Boyceville: (715) & (534)<4>

The ZIP code for Boyceville: 54725<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boyceville had an population of 1,127 people. This is an increase of 3.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Boyceville had a population of 1,086 people. This makes Boyceville the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of Boyceville represents 0.02% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 808th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,086 people, the population of Boyceville increased 4.12% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,043 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Boyceville.

Communities near Boyceville ...

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

  • Menomonie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menomonie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonie
    • Menomonie is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,599 people
  • Baldwin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
  • Woodville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Spring Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Glenwood City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
    • Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Colfax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clear Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Clear Lake is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
  • Elmwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Pierce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
  • Knapp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
    • Knapp is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Prairie Farm
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
    • Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people

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 Boyceville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyceville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyceville. 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 Boyceville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyceville. See our Newspapers Page for Boyceville.

Adding Boyceville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boyceville 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 Boyceville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Boyceville post office opened in 1880.

We also found Boyceville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyceville.

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

The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, 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 Boyceville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyceville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<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 Boyceville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boyceville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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.
<7>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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