New Providence is a small city in Hardin County, Iowa, United States.

[3] New Providence was struck by a tornado in 1860 and much of its business district burned in a fire in 1910.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km2), all land.

There were 102 housing units at an average density of 102.1 per square mile (39.4/km2).

27.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 227 people, 97 households, and 65 families living in the small city.

28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 7.7% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

[13] The accident is featured on the Discovery Channel series Destroyed in Seconds.