New Lisbon is a city in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,748 at the 2020 census. The site of New Lisbon was used as a seasonal winter encampment by Ho-Chunk people, who called it Waac Hot’ųp Ra or Waac Hožu Ra, meaning "where canoes are placed" or "boat launch." The United States acquired the land from the Ho-Chunk nation in an 1836 treaty.