Boyd County, Nebraska

Boyd County, Nebraska
The Boyd County Courthouse in Butte
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Coordinates: 42°53′40″N 98°46′23″W / 42.894448°N 98.773022°W / 42.894448; -98.773022
Country United States
State Nebraska
FoundedAugust 1, 1891
Named afterJames E. Boyd
SeatButte
Largest villageSpencer
Area
 • Total
544.527 sq mi (1,410.32 km2)
 • Land539.368 sq mi (1,396.96 km2)
 • Water5.159 sq mi (13.36 km2)  0.95%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,810
 • Estimate 
(2024)
1,700
 • Density3.36/sq mi (1.30/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code402 and 531
Congressional district3rd
Websiteboydcounty.ne.gov
• Nebraska county number 08
• Nebraska license plate prefix 63

Boyd County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,810. and was estimated to be 1,700 in 2024. The county seat is Butte and the largest village is Spencer.

In the Nebraska license plate system, Boyd County was represented by the prefix "63" (as it had the 63rd-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).