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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.[1] 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.[1] Each region was then subdivided into areas. The total number of councils depends on how they are counted:
- There are 272 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.
- ^ a b Nelson, Bill. "Organization of the Boy Scouts of America". U.S. Scouting Service Project. Archived from the original on February 15, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2008.