Welcome to Boyd ...
The village of Boyd is located in Chippewa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boyd, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Boyd has a population of 532 people<2> (see below for details).
Boyd is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Boyd lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Boyd: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Boyd: 54726<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Boyd had an population of 532 people. This is a decrease of 3.62% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.76% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Boyd had a population of 552 people. This makes Boyd the county's 26th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 552 people, the population of Boyd decreased 18.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 680 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Boyd.
Communities Also Named Boyd ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Boyd - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (3), California (2), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boyd.
Communities near Boyd ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boyd.
- Chippewa Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Hallie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Thorp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Cadott
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Cornell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Fall Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Estella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Gilman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 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 Boyd. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boyd.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boyd. 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 Boyd.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boyd. See our Newspapers Page for Boyd.
Adding Boyd to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boyd 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 (so far) for Boyd was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Boyd post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boyd.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Chippewa, 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 Boyd. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boyd - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Boyd area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Boyd 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 Boyd). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boyd or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |