New Boston, Ohio

New Boston is a village in Scioto County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,272 at the 2010 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.HistoryNew 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.GeographyNew Boston is located at .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.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 2,272 people, 1,065 households, and 537 families residing 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.