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Boyce

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Boyce

Total population

891

Median home value

$425,000

23%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$88,616

Boyce$89k
National$74k
Elevation182 m
Land area0.93 km²
Coordinates39.09°, -78.06°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
182 m
Area
0.93 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Boyce is a small incorporated town in Clarke County, Virginia, United States. It is located in the DC-Maryland-Virginia metropolitan area. The population was 749 at the 2020 census, up from 589 at the 2010 census.

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History & geography

Geography

Boyce is located in western Clarke County at (39.093118, −78.059190), along U.S. Route 340. It is southwest of Berryville, the county seat and northeast of Front Royal. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The town is situated at the crossing of the Norfolk & Western Railway and the Winchester and Berry's Ferry Turnpike about northwest of Millwood, of which it is the shipping point; each from Old Chapel and White Post; and southeast of Winchester, Virginia. It is built upon a ridge, which drains on the east into Page Brook and to the west into Roseville Run. Boyce is apparently well underlaid with water; the town well reaches to a recorded depth of .

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Demographics & economy

Median age
44.4
Median home value
$425,000
Housing units
338
Poverty rate
2.8%
Unemployment
5.8%

Race & ethnicity

White
78.1%
Black
4.2%
Asian
0.3%
Hispanic
15.4%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
39.0932
Longitude
-78.0601
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
29%
Diabetes
9%
Adult obesity
32.2%
Binge drinking
17.6%
Adult smoking
11.2%
No leisure activity
20.3%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
4
Elementary
2
Middle
1
High
1
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • CLARKE COUNTY HIGH
    High · Berryville · 693 students · 13.3:1 ratio
  • D.G. Cooley Elementary
    Elementary · Berryville · 463 students · 15.4:1 ratio
  • JOHNSON-WILLIAMS MIDDLE
    Middle · Berryville · 425 students · 15.7:1 ratio
  • Boyce Elementary
    Elementary · Boyce · 311 students · 13.5:1 ratio

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

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Notable people from here

Mary Anna Custis Lee
Mary Anna Custis Lee
wife of Robert E. Lee (1808-1873)
Noah Noble
Noah Noble
American politician (1794-1844)
James Hay
James Hay
American politician (1856-1931)
James Noble
James Noble
American politician from Indiana (1785-1831)
Walker Brooke
Walker Brooke
American politician (1813-1869)
L
Lewis M. Allen
film producer (1922–2003)
A
Arthur Bowie Chrisman
American author of children's literature
D
David Funsten
American politician
E
Elijah Isaacs
American statesman
Isham Randolph
Isham Randolph
American civil engineer
J
Jack Gilpin
American actor
Lloyd W. Williams
Lloyd W. Williams
Recipient of the DSC
Richard Lucian Page
Richard Lucian Page
Confederate Army general (1807-1901)
S
Sean Munson
American basketball player (born 1982)
William Meade
William Meade
American bishop (1789-1862)
W. H. Whiting, Jr.
W. H. Whiting, Jr.
American academic administrator

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Virginia

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Geography & sun

Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.9
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,424

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
377
Avg daily Wikipedia views
13
Attention level
Obscure

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Books about Boyce

The Blandy Experimental Farm of the University of Virginia at Boyce, Virginia
Orland E. White · 1943
Oral history interviews
Floyd E. Dominy · 1996
Virginia's Civil War Diaries: Book One
Virginia's Civil War Diaries: Book One
Mary Pope Osborne · 2000
Boyce quadrangle, Virginia
United States Geological Survey · 2001
Geology of the Berryville, Stephenson, and Boyce quadrangles, Virginia
Raymond Smith Edmundson · 1973
Tucker's Big Virginia Adventure
Danielle Boyce · 2025
Draffin and allied families
Virginia Draffin Waites · 1980
The Ownby-Ownbey families of Rutherford and Buncombe counties, North Carolina, and Eastern Tennessee
Boyce M. Morgan · 1988

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library