Boys Ranch, Texas
Boys Ranch is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in northeastern Oldham County, Texas, United States, on the site of the original county seat, Tascosa. It lies along U.S. Route 385, northeast of the city of Vega, the county seat of Oldham County. Although Boys Ranch is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79010. Boys Ranch is a residential community serving boys and girls ages 5 to 18. It was founded in 1939 by Cal Farley for troubled youth and is now a census-designated place. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census with a population of 282.
Boys Ranch | |
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Unincorporated community & census-designated place | |
Boys Ranch Location within the state of Texas Boys Ranch Boys Ranch (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°32′00″N 102°15′00″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Oldham |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| • Land | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,215 ft (980 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 282 |
| • Density | 180/sq mi (69/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 79010 |
| Area code | 806 |
| FIPS code | 48-09796 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2586911 |
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