| Official Name: | New Boston, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Scioto County Ohio Highlighting New Boston Village.png |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Location of New Boston in Scioto County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Scioto |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | William Williams Jr. |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.91 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.16 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.12 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2297 |
| Population Density Km2: | 790.18 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2047.24 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 532 |
| Coordinates: | 38.7472°N -82.9378°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 45662 |
| Area Code: | 740 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-54166[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 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.
New Boston was platted on February 17, 1891, by James Skelton, A.T. Holcomb, and M. Stanton.[3] The village was named after Boston, Massachusetts, the native home of a share of the first settlers.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.14sqmi, of which 1.11sqmi are land and 0.03sqmi are water.[5]
New Boston is entirely surrounding on the west, north, and east by the City of Portsmouth and to the south by the Ohio River.
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 2,272 people, 1,065 households, and 537 families living in the village. The population density was 2046.8PD/sqmi. There were 1,173 housing units at an average density of 1056.8/sqmi. 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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,340 people, 1,106 households, and 572 families living in the village. The population density was 2114.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,248 housing units at an average density of 1127.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.74% White, 0.13% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.
There were 1,106 households, out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.0% were married couples living together, 19.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.2% were non-families. 44.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 70.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 62.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $15,861, and the median income for a family was $25,036. Males had a median income of $23,158 versus $19,044 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,810. About 28.2% of families and 32.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.9% of those under age 18 and 24.0% of those age 65 or over.