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Boyd, Texas

Boyd, Texas
Town
Downtown Boyd
Downtown Boyd
Location of Boyd, Texas
Location of Boyd, Texas
Wise County Boyd.svg
Coordinates: 33°5′41″N 97°33′48″W / 33.09472°N 97.56333°W / 33.09472; -97.56333Coordinates: 33°5′41″N 97°33′48″W / 33.09472°N 97.56333°W / 33.09472; -97.56333
Country United States
State Texas
County Wise
Area
 • Total 4.1 sq mi (11 km2)
 • Land 4.1 sq mi (11 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (West Fork of the Trinity River km2)
Elevation 728 ft (222 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,207
 • Density 290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 76023
Area code(s) 940
FIPS code 48-09748
GNIS feature ID 1331154

Boyd is a town in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,207 at the 2010 census. It is thirty miles northwest from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

Boyd is located at 33°5′41″N 97°33′48″W / 33.09472°N 97.56333°W / 33.09472; -97.56333 (33.084347, -97.563208). The town has a total area of 4.1 square miles (11 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,099 people, 407 households, and 306 families residing in the town. The population density was 382.1 people per square mile (147.3/km²). There were 435 housing units at an average density of 151.2/sq mi (58.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 87.99% White, 0.36% African American, 1.36% Native American, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 7.83% from other races, and 2.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.01% of the population.

There were 407 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.13.


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