For administrative purposes, the Boy Scouts of America

Boy Scouts of America

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...

 is divided into four regions — Central, Southern, Western

Western Region (Boy Scouts of America)

For administrative purposes, the Boy Scouts of America is divided into four regions—Western, Central, Southern, and Northeast. Each region is then subdivided into areas...

, and Northeast

Northeast Region (Boy Scouts of America)

Northeast Region is one of the four administrative regions of the Boy Scouts of America. It covers the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont and parts of Virginia, as well as the District of...

. Each region is then subdivided into areas. Central Region covers the states of Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Each region has a volunteer president, assisted by volunteer officers and board members, and the day-to-day work of Scouting is managed by the regional director, assistant and associate regional directors, and area directors. Regions and areas are subdivisions of the National Council and do not have a corporate status separate from the BSA.

Area I

• Bay-Lakes Council
• Central Minnesota Council
• Chippewa Valley Council
• Gamehaven Council
• Gateway Area Council
• Northern Lights Council
• Northern Star Council
  Northern Star Council
  Northern Star Council is a Boy Scout Council headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The council was formally the Viking Council and Indianhead Council until the two councils merged on July 1, 2005...
  
  
• Samoset Council
  Samoset Council
  Samoset Council is a Boy Scout council headquartered in Weston, Wisconsin that serves north central Wisconsin. Founded in 1920, the council gets its name from an early Boy Scout camp in the Town of Harrison named Camp Sam-O-Set...
  
  
• Sioux Council
• Twin Valley Council
• Voyageurs Area Council
  Voyageurs Area Council
  Headquartered in Hermantown, Minnesota, Voyageurs Area Council serves Scouts in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. The Ka'niss Ma'ingan Lodge is the local Order of the Arrow Lodge for Voyageurs Council...
  
  
• Winnebago Council
  Winnebago Council
  The Order of the Arrow Scouting's national honor society is represented in the Winnebago Council by the Sac-N-Fox Lodge. The lodge is administratively divided into chapters corresponding to the council's districts...
  
  

Area II

• Blue Water Council
  Blue Water Council
  Blue Water Council #277 is a Boy Scouts of America Council based out of Port Huron, Michigan. The Council was Established in 1919 to serve scouts in the Port Huron Area, and was officially granted permission in 1928 to serve scouts in the St...
  
  
• Chief Okemos Council
• Erie Shores Council
• Gerald R. Ford Council
• Great Lakes Council.
• Great Sauk Trail Council
• Hiawathaland Council
• Lake Huron Area Council
• Scenic Trails Council
• Southwest Michigan Council
• Tall Pine Council

Area III

• Abraham Lincoln Council
• Glacier's Edge Council
• Greater Saint Louis Area Council
  Greater Saint Louis Area Council
  The Greater Saint Louis Area Council of the Boy Scouts was formed in 1911 and is based in Saint Louis, Missouri. It is the compilation of several former councils that have merged with the council over the years...
  
  
• Lewis & Clark Council
• Hawkeye Area Council
• Illowa Council
• Milwaukee County Council
  Milwaukee County Council
  Three Harbors Council was formed from a merger of Southeast Wisconsin Council and Milwaukee County Council in in September 2011.The Milwaukee County Council currently has two Scout camps...
  
  
• Mississippi Valley Council
• Northeast Iowa Council
  Northeast Iowa Council
  The Northeast Iowa Council is a council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves all Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, adult volunteers and Venturers in Northeast Iowa.-Organization:The council is broken up geographically into districts:**...
  
  
• Potawatomi Area Council
• Southeast Wisconsin Council
• W. D. Boyce Council

Area IV

• Allohak Council
• Buckeye Council
  Buckeye Council
  Buckeye Council serves Ohio and parts of northern West Virginia.-Organization:The council headquarters is in Canton, Ohio and is administered through five districts:* Killbuck— Holmes County, Ohio and Wayne County, Ohio...
  
  
• Buckskin Council
• Great Trail Council
• Greater Cleveland Council
• Greater Western Reserve Council
• Heart of Ohio Council
• Mountaineer Area Council
• Muskingum Valley Council
• Ohio River Valley Council
• Simon Kenton Council
  Simon Kenton Council
  The Simon Kenton Council is one of the 81 councils within the Boy Scouts of America Central Region. It has 12 districts within central and southern Ohio, and northern Kentucky. The headquarters are located within Columbus, Ohio. Its council number is 441 and its Order of the Arrow Lodge is #65...
  
  
• Tri-State Area Council

Area V

• Cornhusker Council
• Coronado Area Council
  Coronado Area Council
  The Coronado Area Council is the local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves Scouts in north central and northwest Kansas, across 32 counties, with headquarters in Salina.-Organization:...
  
  
• Great Rivers Council
• Heart of America Council
• Jayhawk Area Council
• Mid-America Council
• Mid-Iowa Council
• Overland Trails Council
• Ozark Trails Council
• Pony Express Council
• Quivira Council
• Santa Fe Trail Council

Area VI

• Anthony Wayne Area Council
• Black Swamp Area Council
• Buffalo Trace Council
• Crossroads of America Council
• Dan Beard Council
• Hoosier Trails Council
• Lincoln Trails Council
• La Salle Council
• Miami Valley Council
• Prairielands Council
• Sagamore Council
• Tecumseh Council

Area VII

• Blackhawk Area Council
• Calumet Council
• Chicago Area Council
• Des Plaines Valley Council
• Northeast Illinois Council
• Northwest Suburban Council
• Rainbow Council
• Three Fires Council

External links

• Central Region Venturing
• Central Region Order of the Arrow
• Central Region Sea Scouting