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{{Infobox | |name = Boy Scouts of America | ||
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|size = 200px | |||
|foundation = [[February 8]], [[1910]] | |||
|founders = [[William D. Boyce]] (see also [[Ernest Thompson Seton]] and [[Daniel Carter Beard]] | |||
|country = United States of America | |||
|president = | |||
|headquarters = Irving, Texas | |||
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|Membership = 2,938,698 youth<br>1,146,130 adults (2005) | |||
|affiliation 1 = WOSM Movement | |||
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The '''Boy Scouts of America''' ('''BSA''') is a [[United States of America|United States]] [[Scouting]] organization, with some presence in other countries. The BSA is the largest [[youth organization]] in the United States; over one hundred million Americans have been members. Founded in 1910 as part of the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]], it had a registered membership of 2,938,698 youth with 1,146,130 leaders in 122,582 units as of the end of 2005.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.scouting.org/media/review/2005.html | title =Year in Review: 2005 | format = | work = | publisher =Boy Scouts of America | accessdate =2006-07-19}}</ref> The BSA is administered mostly by committees of volunteers, but employs professionals at the higher levels of administration and for commercial activities. | The '''Boy Scouts of America''' ('''BSA''') is a [[United States of America|United States]] [[Scouting]] organization, with some presence in other countries. The BSA is the largest [[youth organization]] in the United States; over one hundred million Americans have been members. Founded in 1910 as part of the [[Scouting|Scout Movement]], it had a registered membership of 2,938,698 youth with 1,146,130 leaders in 122,582 units as of the end of 2005.<ref>{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = | url =http://www.scouting.org/media/review/2005.html | title =Year in Review: 2005 | format = | work = | publisher =Boy Scouts of America | accessdate =2006-07-19}}</ref> The BSA is administered mostly by committees of volunteers, but employs professionals at the higher levels of administration and for commercial activities. | ||