Boyd County, Nebraska
| Boyd County, Nebraska | |
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Boyd County Courthouse in Butte
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | March 20, 1891 |
| Named for | James E. Boyd |
| Seat | Butte |
| Largest village | Spencer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 545 sq mi (1,412 km2) |
| • Land | 540 sq mi (1,399 km2) |
| • Water | 4.6 sq mi (12 km2), 0.8% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2013) | 2,032 |
| • Density | 3.9/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Boyd County is a county in the State of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,099. Its county seat is Butte. The county was formed in 1891 and named after Governor James E. Boyd.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Boyd County is represented by the prefix 63 (it had the 63rd-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
In the 2010 Census, three incorporated villages had populations of fewer than 10 people: Anoka, population 6, Gross, population 2, and Monowi, population 1. Monowi was the only incorporated city in the United States with only one resident at the 2010 census.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 545 square miles (1,410 km2), of which 540 square miles (1,400 km2) is land and 4.6 square miles (12 km2) (0.8%) is water.
Boyd County is in Nebraska's Outback region.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,438 people, 1,014 households, and 670 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,406 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.89% White, 0.57% Native American, 0.16% Asian, and 0.37% from two or more races. 0.08% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 45.2% were of German, 10.0% American, 9.3% Czech, 7.8% Irish, 6.9% English and 5.9% Swedish ancestry.
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