Boaz is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 1,321.
The community was named in 1878 by the United States Post Office Department, which selected from three names suggested by a resident named William Johnson: "Johnson," "Ruth," and "Boaz."
Geography
Boaz is located along the Ohio River.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.5 square miles (11.7 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 3.7 square miles (9.6 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.8 square mile (2.1 km<sup>2</sup>) (18.10%) is water. Boaz is bordered to the north on WV Route 14 by Williamstown, WV. The CDP is approximately 9 miles north of Parkersburg, WV.
Boaz has several unknown Indian mounds that have been protected by the residents of Boaz since they were discovered in 1895.
Demographics
As of the census
See also
- List of cities and towns along the Ohio River