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New Boston, Ohio
Village
Location of New Boston, Ohio
Location of New Boston, Ohio
Location of New Boston in Scioto County
Location of New Boston in Scioto County
Country United States
State Ohio
County Scioto
Area
 • Total 1.16 sq mi (3.00 km2)
 • Land 1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
532 ft (162 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 2,297
 • Density 2,047.24/sq mi (790.18/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45662
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-54166
GNIS feature ID 1086930

New Boston is a village in Scioto County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,298 at the 2020 census. Apart from its southern boundary on the Ohio River, New Boston is entirely surrounded by the city of Portsmouth.

New Boston is served by the Portsmouth Public Library and the New Boston Local School District.

History

New Boston was platted on February 17, 1891, by James Skelton, A.T. Holcomb, and M. Stanton. The village was named after Boston, Massachusetts, the native home of a share of the first settlers.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.14 square miles (2.95 km2), of which 1.11 square miles (2.87 km2) are land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) are water.

New Boston is entirely surrounding on the west, north, and east by the City of Portsmouth and to the south by the Ohio River.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1870 111
1910 1,858
1920 4,817 159.3%
1930 5,931 23.1%
1940 6,024 1.6%
1950 4,734 −21.4%
1960 3,984 −15.8%
1970 3,325 −16.5%
1980 3,188 −4.1%
1990 2,717 −14.8%
2000 2,340 −13.9%
2010 2,272 −2.9%
2020 2,297 1.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 2,272 people, 1,065 households, and 537 families living in the village. The population density was 2,046.8 inhabitants per square mile (790.3/km2). There were 1,173 housing units at an average density of 1,056.8 per square mile (408.0/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.0% White, 1.1% African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 1,065 households, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.4% were married couples living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 49.6% were non-families. 44.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the village was 40.3 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.3% were from 45 to 64; and 19.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 45.8% male and 54.2% female.

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