Borden is a town in Wood Township, Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 808 at the 2010 census. The town's official name was New Providence until December 29, 1994. The town was founded in 1816 by John Borden and was originally called New Providence, after the capital of Rhode Island. In 1884, the Borden Institute was founded by William W. Borden, son of John Borden, as a college for teacher preparation and laboratory-based scientific studies.