| Boys Ranch | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community & census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oldham |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 4.1 |
| Area Land Km2: | 4.1 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.6 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.6 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 282 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 3215 |
| Coordinates: | 35.5333°N -102.25°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 79010 |
| Area Code: | 806 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-09796 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2586911 |
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.[1] Although Boys Ranch[2] [3] is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 79010.[4] Boys Ranch is a residential community serving boys and girls ages 5 to 18.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7] [8]
The CDP has a total area of 1.6sqmi, all land.[9]
Boys Ranch is served by the Boys Ranch Independent School District, containing Boys Ranch High School, Mimi Farley Elementary, and Blakemore Middle School.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Boys Ranch has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[10]
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.[11]