Editing New Boston, Illinois

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| image_caption = New Boston along [[Illinois Route 17|IL&nbsp;17]] in April&nbsp;2017
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'''New Boston''' is a city in [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]] on the [[Mississippi River]]. The population was 613 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 683 in [[2010 United States census|2010]].

==History==
New Boston was settled in the 1830s by "Yankee" migrants from [[Massachusetts]].

==Geography==
New Boston is located on the western edge of Mercer County and the state of Illinois at {{coord|41|10|10|N|90|59|48|W|type:city}} (41.169570, -90.996709).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It sits on the east bank of the [[Mississippi River]], at the mouth of Boston Bay and its inflow, Eliza Creek. Across the river is the state of [[Iowa]] and the mouth of the [[Iowa River]],<ref>[http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=41.17031&lon=-90.99681&datum=nad83&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=100 Topozone]</ref> while {{convert|5|mi|0}} upstream on the Mississippi is [[Lock and Dam No. 17]].

[[Illinois Route 17]] has its western terminus in New Boston and leads east {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Aledo, Illinois|Aledo]], the Mercer [[county seat]]. The closest road crossing of the Mississippi is {{convert|19|mi}} to the north at [[Muscatine, Iowa]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], New Boston has a total area of {{convert|1.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.94|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 32.98%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

Much of the natural area surrounding New Boston is part of the [[Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge]]. The river valley at New Boston is surrounded on both sides by gently rolling bluffs interspersed with rich parcels of wetlands that provide critical wildlife habitat, especially for [[migratory birds]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fws.gov/midwest/PortLouisa/louisa.html |title=Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge: Louisa Division |website=www.fws.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050223021431/http://www.fws.gov/midwest/PortLouisa/louisa.html |archive-date=2005-02-23}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 229
|1860= 583
|1870= 779
|1880= 633
|1890= 445
|1900= 703
|1910= 718
|1920= 714
|1930= 736
|1940= 801
|1950= 767
|1960= 726
|1970= 706
|1980= 731
|1990= 620
|2000= 632
|2010= 683
|2020= 613
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 632 people, 269 households, and 177 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|672.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 317 housing units at an average density of {{convert|337.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.53% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African-American (U.S. Census)|African-American]], 0.16% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.32% of the population.

There were 269 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,231, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $32,361 versus $17,917 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,593. About 6.4% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Henry Asp]], Oklahoma lawyer
*[[Paul G. Blazer]], first president and CEO of [[Ashland Inc.]]
*[[Robert M. Danford]], U.S. Army [[Major general (United States)|major general]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|cityofnewbostonil.com}}
*[http://users.stlcc.edu/jangert/newboston/scroll.html Panorama of New Boston]

{{Mercer County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]
[[Category:Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River]]
[[Category:Cities in Mercer County, Illinois]]