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The program of the Boy Scouts of America is administered through 248 local councils, with each council covering a geographic area that may vary from a single city to an entire state. Each council receives an annual charter from the National Council and is usually incorporated as a charitable organization. Most councils are administratively divided into districts that directly serve Scout units.
Councils previously fell into one of four regions: Western, Central, Southern, and Northeast. Each region was then subdivided into areas. The total number of councils depends on how they are counted:
There are 248 individual local councils.
Direct Service covers units outside of local councils. Although technically not a council, it is assigned a council number.
Greater New York Councils has five boroughs, each with an assigned council number.
Each of the four regions has an assigned council number.
Current councils of the Boy Scouts of America
Further reading
Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
See also
Local councils of the Boy Scouts of America
Local council camps of the Boy Scouts of America
Defunct local councils of the Boy Scouts of America
List of councils (Girl Scouts of the USA)
References
External links
"Search engine for councils and districts".
Media related to Boy Scouts of America Council maps at Wikimedia Commons