Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

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Boys Town is a village in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 410 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 649 in 2024. Boys Town is an enclave and a suburb of Omaha. The village of Boys Town was established on December 12, 1917 as the headquarters of Father Flanagan's Boys' Home (Boys Town), founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan. The village houses the national headquarters of Boys Town, homes for the youth served and the families that care for them, a church, a museum (The Hall of History), a school, a post office, a fire station, visitor’s center, cafe and other buildings. The village is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.948 square miles (2.46 km2), of which 0.908 square miles (2.35 km2) is land and 0.040 square miles (0.10 km2) (4.22%) is water. According to realtor website Zillow, the average price of a home as of January 31, 2026, in Boys Town is $295,169. As of the 2024 American Community Survey, there are 8 estimated households in Boys Town with an average of 2.63 persons per household. The village has a median household income of $73,750. Approximately 66.3% of the village's population lives at or below the poverty line. Boys Town has an estimated 27.7% employment rate, with 31.4% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 100.0% holding a high school diploma. There were 29 housing units at an average density of 31.94 per square mile (12.3/km2). The top five reported languages (people were allowed to report up to two languages, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (86.3%), Spanish (13.7%), Indo-European (0.0%), Asian and Pacific Islander (0.0%), and Other (0.0%). As of the 2020 census, there were 410 people, 15 households, and 15 families residing in the village. The population density was 453.04 inhabitants per square mile (174.9/km2). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 50.83 per square mile (19.6/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 56.59% White, 24.15% African American, 3.41% Native American, 1.22% Asian, 0.49% Pacific Islander, 11.71% from some other races and 2.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 12.44% of the population. As of the 2010 census, there were 745 people, 6 households, and 2 families residing in the village. The population density was 566.54 inhabitants per square mile (218.7/km2). There were 15 housing units at an average density of 11.41 per square mile (4.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 66.04% White, 26.17% African American, 3.49% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 1.61% from some other races and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 10.07% of the population.

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