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Boyd County Nebraska

Boyd County Nebraska courthouse
Map of Nebraska highlighting Boyd County
Boyd County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. Its county seat is Butte. The county was formed in 1891 and named after James E. Boyd, the governor of Nebraska at the time.
Population: 1,741 (2022)
County seat: Butte
Area: 545 mi²
Founded: March 20, 1891
Largest village: Spencer
Although Nebraska was admitted to the Union in 1867, the state gained additional territory from South Dakota in 1882, the majority of which would later became Boyd County.

Total County Population (2020): 1,810

  • Villages (pop.): Anoka (10), Bristow, (70), Butte (286), Gross (3), Lynch (194), Monowi (1), Naper (89), Spencer (408)
  • Unincorporated Pop. (% of county pop.): 749 (41%)

Land Development (2022) (% of total land in county):

  • Agriculture: 90%
    • By method: Pasture (pure grassland (62%), Dryland (row crop/grain/forage) (26%), Irrigated (row crop/grain/forage) (3%) • Neb. Dept. of Rev. – total equals agriculture’s %
    • By commodity: Livestock (grassland) 60%, Corn 12%, Soybeans 7%, Alfalfa 6%, Oats 1% • USDA (NLCD) – equals agriculture’s % plus some wetlands (3%) and some wooded grazing land (6%) and minus public grassland/wetlands and reserve
  • Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Conservation Reserve & Exempt (combined): 10%
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