Boys Ranch, Texas

This article is about the location. For the comic book series, see Boys' Ranch.

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.^[2] Although Boys Ranch^[3][4] is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79010.^[5] Boys Ranch is a residential community serving boys and girls ages 5 to 18.^[6]

Boys Ranch
Unincorporated community & census-designated place
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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 [1]	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[1]

History

The Boys Ranch was founded in 1939 by Cal Farley (December 25, 1895 – February 19, 1967) for troubled youth and is now a census-designated place. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census with a population of 282.^[7]

Farley was a native of Sexton, Iowa, the son of Frank and Jennie Farley, who later moved to a farm outside of Elmore, Minnesota. He made his way to Amarillo in 1923. He was noted for his role in the professional wrestling business, particularly working with Dory Funk and the Luxembourg born Dutch Mantel.^[8][9]

Geography

The CDP has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all land.^[10]

Education

Boys Ranch is served by the Boys Ranch Independent School District, containing Boys Ranch High School, Mimi Farley Elementary, and Blakemore Middle School.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Boys Ranch has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[11]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	282		—
2020	173		−38.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[12] 1850–1900[13] 1910[14] 1920[15] 1930[16] 1940[17] 1950[18] 1960[19] 1970[20] 1980[21] 1990[22] 2000[23] 2010[24] 2020[25]

Boys Ranch first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[24]

Boys Ranch CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[26]	Pop 2020[25]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	229	108	81.21%	62.43%
Black or African American alone (NH)	17	24	6.03%	13.87%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	5	0	1.77%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	0.58%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	1	7	0.35%	4.05%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	33	10.64%	19.08%
Total	282	173	100.00%	100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there are 173 people living in Boys Ranch. The racial makeup of the city was 68.05% Non-Hispanic White, 14.79% Non-Hispanic Black, 0.59% Asian, 9.47% some other race, and 7.1% two or more races.^[27]