Boys Town, Nebraska
| Boys Town, Nebraska | |
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| Village | |
Boys Town water tower
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 Location of Boys Town, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: 41°15′41″N 96°7′49″W / 41.26139°N 96.13028°WCoordinates: 41°15′41″N 96°7′49″W / 41.26139°N 96.13028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Douglas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.36 sq mi (3.52 km2) |
| • Land | 1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,234 ft (376 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 745 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 671 |
| • Density | 564.4/sq mi (217.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68010 |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-06015 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0827609 |
| Website | www.boystown.org |
Boys Town is a village in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 745 at the 2010 census. Boys Town is a suburb of Omaha.
The village of Boys Town was established in 1917 as the headquarters of the Boys Town organization, also known as "Father Flanagan's Boys' Home", founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan. It is dedicated to the care, treatment, and education of at-risk children. In 1943 Boys Town adopted as its image and logo a sculpture of a boy carrying a younger boy on his back, captioned "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my brother."
Boys Town is located at 41°15′39″N 96°7′55″W / 41.26083°N 96.13194°W (41.260901, -96.131882).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.36 square miles (3.52 km2), of which 1.32 square miles (3.42 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 745 people, 6 households, and 2 families residing in the village. The population density was 564.4 inhabitants per square mile (217.9/km2). There were 15 housing units at an average density of 11.4 per square mile (4.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 66.0% White, 26.2% African American, 3.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.1% of the population.
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