Boyd County
Also known as Boyd County, Nebraska, Boyd County, NE
county in Nebraska, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nebraska
- Founded
- August 1, 1891
- Named after
- James E. Boyd
- Seat
- Butte
- Largest village
- Spencer
- Total
- 544.527 sq mi (1,410.32 km )
- Land
- 539.368 sq mi (1,396.96 km )
- Water
- 5.159 sq mi (13.36 km ) 0.95%
- Estimate 2025
- 1,674
- Density
- 3.36/sq mi (1.30/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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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 1,674 in 2025. 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).