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Boys Town is an incorporated village in Douglas County, Nebraska, that sits as an enclave within the city of Omaha.

The village was established on December 12, 1917, as the headquarters of Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, founded by Irish-born Catholic priest Father Edward J. Flanagan.

Flanagan began his work in Omaha in 1917 with just five homeless boys, believing that every homeless and at-risk boy deserved an education, a home, and a second chance.

In 1921 the home moved to Overlook Farm, about ten miles west of downtown Omaha, where the village still stands today.

Boys Town was incorporated as a village in the 1930s, and its young residents elect their own mayor and village government.

The village has its own post office with its own ZIP Code, 68010, as well as its own fire station, school system, and visitor's center.

The whole village of Boys Town is designated a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Boys Town became world famous through the 1938 film Boys Town, in which Spencer Tracy won an Academy Award playing Father Flanagan alongside Mickey Rooney.

Girls were first admitted to Boys Town in 1979, and the organization was known as Girls and Boys Town from 2000 to 2007 before returning to the Boys Town name.

Village landmarks include the Hall of History museum and Father Flanagan's own house, the second building erected on the campus, which was finished in 1927.