Boys Town, Nebraska

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Boys Town is a village in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 818 at the 2000 census. Boys Town is a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska.

The village of Boys Town was established as the headquarters of the Boys Town organization, now known as Girls and Boys Town, founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan. It is dedicated to the housing and education of at-risk children.

[edit] Geography

Boys Town is located at 41°15′41″N, 96°7′49″W (41.261269, -96.130282)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.6 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (2.80%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 818 people, 57 households, and 53 families residing in the village. The population density was 227.2/km² (589.7/mi²). There were 58 housing units at an average density of 16.1/km² (41.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 66.01% White, 21.15% African American, 1.34% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 5.01% from other races, and 5.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.58% of the population.

There were 57 households out of which 68.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 93.0% were married couples living together, and 7.0% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 3.47. Note that the U.S. Census Bureau does not consider residents of group housing, such as the youth residents of Girls and Boys Town, as members of a household.

The age distribution is 78.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 11.0% from 25 to 44, 0.7% from 45 to 64, and 0.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 16 years. Both the age distribution and median age are what one would expect of a community dominated by a youth home. For every 100 females there were 219.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 150.7 males. This is to some extent a legacy of the history of Girls and Boys Town, which was long a boys-only facility.

The median income for a household in the village was $51,442, and the median income for a family was $51,944. Males had a median income of $31,563 versus $21,042 for females. The per capita income for the village was $3,048. None of the families and 6.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.