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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | August 1, 1891 |
| Named after | James E. Boyd |
| Seat | Butte |
| Largest village | Spencer |
| Area | |
• Total | 544.527 sq mi (1,410.32 km2) |
| • Land | 539.368 sq mi (1,396.96 km2) |
| • Water | 5.159 sq mi (13.36 km2) 0.95% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,810 |
• Estimate (2024) | 1,700 |
| • Density | 3.36/sq mi (1.30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 402 and 531 |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | boydcounty.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).