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Around Boyd
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)107 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Paul, MN101 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL272 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Boyd; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Boyd had 605 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 1381st largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Chippewa County grew from 33,037 residents in 1900 to 66,297 in 2020.
Chippewa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 32.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stanley Wwtp, WI weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Chippewa County
22,890 jobs at 1,660 businesses in Chippewa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Aspirus Stanley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Stanley5.4 miles
Oakleaf Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Altoona22.3 miles
Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Eau Claire25.0 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Boyd
Parks (1 nearby)
Lotz Park · 9 acres0.8 mi
Grocery stores
Hansen's IGA4.6 mi
Libraries
D R Moon Memorial Library4.8 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Stanley-Boyd Area School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Boyd ElementaryBoyd
Pre-K
68
Public
0.7 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Joseph Catholic SchoolBoyd
Pre-K–5
23
Roman Catholic
0.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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