Biohazard Cleanup Near Downtown Boyd Boyd, TX

Boyd began in the early 1890s when farmers settled in a curve of the North Fork of the Trinity River, and the settlement was originally called Greasy Bend because the area was used to fatten hogs.

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad reached Boyd in 1893, and the town was renamed Parkhurst for one railroad official and then renamed again to Boyd, in honor of railroad executive H. S. Boyd, to avoid confusion with nearby Park Springs.

Boyd incorporated in 1895 and soon became a retail point for area farmers in southern Wise County.

Cotton and livestock were Boyd's principal agricultural products until the 1940s, after which the town became a center for melons.

Beginning in the late 1950s, Boyd grew as a bedroom community for people working in Fort Worth, sitting about 30 miles northwest of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

The 2020 census counted 1,416 people, 442 households, and 344 families in Boyd, a 17.3 percent population increase over 2010.

Boyd is served by the Boyd Independent School District, which operates elementary, intermediate, middle, and high schools, including a newer Boyd High School built at three times the size of the former high school.