What are the BSA regions?

There’s one big (as in suitable for extra-large printing) map of the entire U.S. divided into four BSA regions: Western, Southern, Northeast and Central. For more detail, you can download separate maps of each region.

What is the biggest Boy Scout Council?

Greater New York Councils
Largest councils

Rank	Council Name	Headquarters
1	Greater New York Councils
2	National Capital Area Council	Bethesda, MD
3	Great Salt Lake Council	Salt Lake City, UT
4	Sam Houston Area Council	Houston, TX

What is BSA called now?

The Boy Scouts program is becoming Scouts BSA in February 2019 to reflect the decision to include young women, the Boy Scouts of America announced on Wednesday. The organization’s name will remain the same; only the program for older youth will change its name.

What is BSA unit number?

For Boy Scouts, the troop is the unit. For Venturing, it’s a crew. Your den (and the other dens in your area) will be part of a pack and will have a pack number. That pack number is your Scout unit number.

How many BSA territories are there in the US?

Finally in 2021, BSA consolidated/reorganized the 27 areas of those four regions into 16 numbered National Service Territories.

How many territories does the BSA have?

As most of you know, effective June 1st, BSA is transitioning away from Regions and Areas in favor of 16 new National Service Territories. These Territories are structured rather differently from Areas or Regions – at the Territory level, there is minimal staff and no board or committee structure.

Which state has the most Boy Scouts?

Utah
2017 state-by-state rankings (population-adjusted)

Rank	State	Under-18 Boys
1	Utah	473,208
2	Idaho	223,599
3	Rhode Island	106,630
4	Virginia	954,775

Where was the first Boy Scout troop?

A claimant for first Boy Scout troop is Troop #1 of Barre, Vermont in 1909. It was formed in Barre, Vermont, by William Foster Milne, who moved to the United States from Aberdeen, Scotland.

Is Boy Scouts just scouts now?

We’re supposed to say the new name now.” A week earlier, the Boy Scouts of America—the national organization that oversees various outdoors programs for about 2 million children, including Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturing—had changed the name of its original, 109-year-old program to Scouts BSA.

How many BSA councils are there?

The program of the Boy Scouts of America is administered through 272 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.

What age are Boy Scouts?

111 years (February 8, 1910)Boy Scouts of America / Age