Newark, Texas

Newark, Texas
City
Location of Newark, Texas
Coordinates: 33°0′49″N97°29′18″W / 33.01361°N 97.48833°W / 33.01361; -97.48833 Coordinates: 33°0′49″N97°29′18″W / 33.01361°N 97.48833°W / 33.01361; -97.48833
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Wise, Tarrant
Established	1951
Government
• Type	The City of Newark is a type "A" General Law Municipality. The City Council consists of a Mayor and five councilmembers. The Council appoints a City Attorney, an Internal Auditor and a Municipal Judge. Council members also appoint citizens to serve on various Boards and Commissions.
Area [1]
• Total	0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
• Land	0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,096
• Density	1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	76071
Area code	817
FIPS code	48-50772 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1342557 [3]
Website	newarktexas.com

Newark is a city in Tarrant and Wise counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,096 in 2020. ^[4]

History

According to the Handbook of Texas , settlement began in the mid-1850s, referring to the community as Caddo Village because of numerous remnants of the Caddo Indian culture found along the banks of the West Fork of the Trinity River. After the Rock Island Railroad reached the town in 1893, officials surveyed town lots; the community was named after Newark, New Jersey, perhaps the hometown of G. K. Foster, the civil engineer who helped survey the town. Newark was a prosperous farming community until the 1920s. It regained its status as a retail market for area farmers by the end of the 1940s. In 1951 Newark incorporated. ^[5]

Geography

Newark is located at 33°0′49″N97°29′18″W / 33.01361°N 97.48833°W / 33.01361; -97.48833 (33.013542, –97.488418). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.3 km²), all land. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1960	392		—
1970	407		3.8%
1980	466		14.5%
1990	651		39.7%
2000	887		36.3%
2010	1,005		13.3%
2020	1,096		9.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Newark racial composition as of 2020 ^[4]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	697	63.59%
Black or African American (NH)	18	1.64%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	10	0.91%
Asian (NH)	4	0.36%
Some Other Race (NH)	4	0.36%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	35	3.19%
Hispanic or Latino	328	29.93%
Total	1,096

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,096 people, 351 households, and 280 families residing in the city.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
5. Handbook of Texas, History of Newark
6. "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
8. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
9. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. ^{[8] [9]}

External links

• City of Newark official website
• History of Newark