Editing New Hope, Tennessee

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'''New Hope''' is a [[town]] in [[Marion County, Tennessee|Marion County]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The population is 987. It is part of the [[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga]], TN&ndash;[[Georgia (U.S. state)|GA]] [[Chattanooga metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Originally known as Antioch, New Hope incorporated in 1974 to avoid an annexation attempt by [[South Pittsburg, Tennessee|South Pittsburg]], which most of the new city's residents opposed.  The name "New Hope" was taken from a local church and cemetery.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Miller |first=Larry L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zOzPQYkkbaAC |title=Tennessee Place Names |date=2001 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-21478-2 |language=en}}</ref> It is located on the eastern shore of the Tennessee River at the Alabama/Tennessee state line. Early settlers and travelers reached New Hope from the western shore by the '''South Pittsburg Ferry'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Pittsburg Ferry (historical) (in Marion County, TN) |url=https://tennessee.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,2,fid,1310091,n,south%20pittsburg%20ferry%20(historical).cfm |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=tennessee.hometownlocator.com}}</ref> (called "Sharon") on the river until the construction of the [[Shelby Rhinehart Bridge]] (Blue Bridge) in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shelby Rhinehart Bridge |url=https://bridgehunter.com/tn/marion/shelby-rhinehart |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=Bridgehunter.com}}</ref>

==Geography==
New Hope is located at {{coord|35|0|0|N|85|39|12|W|type:city}} (35.000112, -85.653332).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The city occupies the south side of a U-shaped bend of the [[Tennessee River]], mostly downstream from [[Nickajack Dam]]. The city's municipal boundary stretches southward to the Tennessee-[[Alabama]] state line.  [[South Pittsburg, Tennessee|South Pittsburg]] lies across the river to the west, [[Kimball, Tennessee|Kimball]] and [[Jasper, Tennessee|Jasper]] lie across the river to the north, and [[Nickajack Lake]] lies to the east.  [[Tennessee State Route 156|State Route 156]] spans New Hope from east-to-west, connecting the city with [[U.S. Route 72]] in South Pittsburg and [[Interstate 24]] near [[Haletown, Tennessee|Haletown]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|10.3|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} (0.58%) is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| footnote = Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref>
| 1980 = 681
| 1990 = 854
| 2000 = 1043
| 2010 = 1082
| 2020 = 987
| estyear = 2019
}}

=== 2020 Census ===
As of the [[census]] of 2020, there were 987 people, 403 households, and 213 families residing in the town (59 households with children under 18). The median age of the town was 48.1 years (49.4% male and 50.6% female). 68.1% of the population is over the age of 18.

The median income for a household in New Hope, TN was $46,607, and the median income for a family was $56,736 (for married couples it was $61,875).

Homeownership in New Hope, TN was 90.5% over a wide spectrum of housing values, with 76.4% representing homes of 2-3 bedrooms.

52.1% reported as employed, the largest group in construction (18.1%). Of those employed, 66% work locally. 23.5% of the population were at or below the [[poverty line]]. 17.6% of the people in New Hope were reported as disabled.

Ethnic makeup of New Hope, TN in 2020 was 0.2% American Indian, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.2% Hispanic, 6.0 Mixed Race(s), and 92.8% White.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US4752780 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

== Government ==
New Hope is governed by an elected body of [[aldermen]] and a mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Hope |url=https://marioncountytn.net/new-hope |access-date=October 29, 2019 |website=Marion County |language=en-US}}</ref>  As of 2023  Mark Myers was mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Hope |url=https://marioncountytn.net/new-hope |access-date=July 26, 2023 |website=Marion County |language=en-US}}</ref> The City Hall of New Hope is located at 2610 Highway 156. The headquarters for the New Hope Fire Department is located across the highway from the Town Hall, where volunteers may serve in the community.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2016 |title=New Hope Firefighters take the weekend as an opportunity for training |url=https://marioncountymessenger.com/2016/09/new-hope-firefighters-take-the-weekend-as-an-opportunity-for-training/ |access-date=October 29, 2019 |website=MarionCountyMessenger.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The station is also used as a polling location for Marion County during elections.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Polling Locations {{!}} Marion County TN Election Commission |url=https://marionvotes.com/polling-locations/ |access-date=April 19, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> The New Hope City Park was formerly behind the Fire Station. On October 24, 2022, Charles and Michael King filed a lawsuit against New Hope requesting the removal of encroachments on property deeded by their father to the town for use of a volunteer fire department structure.<ref>{{Cite web |title=City of New Hope Sued {{!}} PDF |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/611400238/City-of-New-Hope-sued |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WTVC |date=November 30, 2022 |title=City of New Hope respond to suit asking to remove government buildings on private property |url=https://newschannel9.com/news/local/brothers-suing-city-of-new-hope-for-having-government-buildings-on-her-familys-property |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=WTVC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 8, 2023 |title=Brothers file lawsuit against Marion County town of New Hope, demanding removal of facilities {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/apr/08/brothers-file-lawsuit-tfp/ |access-date=April 19, 2023 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref> On July 17, 2023, six of the eight New Hope volunteer firefighters resigned and held a press conference in protest, claiming hostile workplace with old gear.<ref>{{Cite web |title=StackPath |url=https://www.firehouse.com/operations-training/video/53066347/new-hope-tn-chief-firefighters-quit-en-mass-blame-mayor |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=www.firehouse.com|date=July 18, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=WTVC |date=July 17, 2023 |title=Majority of New Hope Fire Department resigns, claiming lack of city support |url=https://newschannel9.com/news/local/majority-of-new-hope-fire-department-resigns-over-alleged-lack-of-city-support-emergency-response-concerns-arise |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=WTVC |language=en}}</ref> The neighboring South Pittsburg and Kimball Volunteer Fire Departments will cover New Hope under the direction of an appointed Fire Chief and assistant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2023 |title=Neighboring volunteer fire departments to cover New Hope after firefighters quit {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jul/18/kimball-south-pittsburg-volunteer-fire/ |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2023 |title=New Hope appoints chief, assistant chief to restaff volunteer fire department {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jul/25/new-hope-appoints-chief-tfp/ |access-date=July 26, 2023 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Culture ==
Author [[William Least Heat-Moon]] mentions New Hope, Tennessee in ''Blue Highways: A Journey into America''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.npr.org/books/titles/319543520/blue-highways-a-journey-into-america |title=Blue Highways |isbn=9780316353298}}</ref>'','' published in 1982 by [[Little, Brown and Company]], chronicling the author's 12000-mile trip in remote places around the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Broyard |first=Anatole |date=January 13, 1983 |title=Books of the Times |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/13/books/books-of-the-times-159989.html |access-date=August 15, 2019 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Festival Opera presented [[Carlisle Floyd]]’s “[[Susannah]],” July 12 and 14, 2019, at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Information |url=https://www.lesherartscenter.org/contact-us.html |access-date=August 15, 2019 |website=Lesher Center for the Arts}}</ref> Dubbed as “an American tale of innocence, lust, and social consequence,” the opera centers on the main character, 18-year-old Susannah Polk, a typical teenager entering womanhood in the quiet mountain town of '''New Hope, Tennessee''', when she finds herself bereft of hope as she becomes the target of ruthless and malicious gossip.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2019 |title=On Tap: Poetry open mic night, new art exibits [sic] open |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/07/01/on-tap-poetry-open-mic-night-new-art-exibits-open/ |access-date=August 15, 2019 |website=East Bay Times}}</ref>
[[File:TN156wRoad-ShelbyRhinehartBridge (30843038113).jpg|thumb|Shelby Rhinehart Bridge over Tennessee River at New Hope]]

== Points of interest ==
[[Nickajack Dam]], on the eastern edge of New Hope near Hwy 156 on the Tennessee River, is a hydroelectric facility with four generating units and a summer net dependable capacity of 107 megawatts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TVA - Nickajack |url=https://www.tva.gov/Energy/Our-Power-System/Hydroelectric/Nickajack-Reservoir |access-date=August 27, 2019 |website=www.tva.gov}}</ref>
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New Hope is home to the Maple View Public Use Area, located adjacent to [[Nickajack Cave]] Wildlife Refuge and home to federally endangered bats. In one evening in June 2019, representatives from [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] and [[Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency]] counted 97,026 bats leaving to feed and returning to the cave.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 20, 2019 |title='It's old, but it still works': Annual bat count helps agencies monitor endangered population |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2019/jun/20/annual-bat-count/497127/ |access-date=August 27, 2019 |website=timesfreepress.com}}</ref> Chattanooga Guided Adventures operates a dusk kayak tour from Maple View to the cave daily between March and October.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nickajack Bat Cave Kayak Tour with Chattanooga Guided Adventures |url=https://www.viator.com/tours/Chattanooga/Nickajack-Bat-Cave-Kayak-Tour-with-Chattanooga-Guided-Adventures/d27404-310725P4 |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=Viator |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nickajack Bat Cave Kayak Tour |url=https://www.visitchattanooga.com/event/nickajack-bat-cave-kayak-tour/17774/ |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=www.visitchattanooga.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Picture of Nickajack Cave from Sunset Kayak Tour.jpg|thumb|Kayakers near opening to Nickajack Cave (courtesy of Chattanooga Guided Adventures)]] -->

== Economy ==
A $500,000 [[Appalachian Regional Commission]] grant will assist with the construction of a rail spur to provide rail service into Nickajack Port Industrial Park in New Hope and enable Colonial Chemical Inc. to move forward with its planned expansion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 26, 2016 |title=Marion gets $500,000 grant for rail spur construction |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/aug/26/marigets-500000-grant-rail-spur-construction/383169/ |access-date=August 20, 2019 |website=timesfreepress.com}}</ref> Groundbreaking for this project was held at Colonial Chemical on April 15, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riley |first=David |date=April 15, 2022 |title=Long sought project finally sees the sun for local manufacturer; prospective industrial property - Marion County News |url=https://www.mcnewstn.com/articles/long-sought-project-finally-sees-the-sun-for-local-manufacturer-prospective-industrial-property/ |access-date=August 26, 2022 |website=Marion County News - News, Sports, Features for all things Marion County, TN}}</ref>

In March 2023, it was announced that Red Moon Development,<ref>{{Cite web |title=RESORTS AND RESIDENCES |url=https://www.redmoonhomes.com/newcomm |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=Red Moon Homes |language=en}}</ref> an Arizona-based [[RV park]] developer, has shown interest in building a 250 to 400 space facility alongside the Tennessee River, north of Highway 156.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2023 |title=Developers say proposed $30 million RV resort in New Hope, Tennessee, will be good for community {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/apr/19/developers-proposed-400-space-rv-campground-tfp/ |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref> A [[petition]] critical to [[Zoning|rezoning]] this property<ref>{{Cite web |title=TN Property Viewer |url=https://tnmap.tn.gov/assessment/?GISLink=058142++++10900 |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=tnmap.tn.gov}}</ref> for commercial use was circulated among New Hope residents to be presented at a future [[Town hall meeting|Town Hall]] meeting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Petition seeks to keep possible 400-space RV park out of New Hope, Tennessee {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/apr/13/petition-rv-park-tfp/ |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Most New Hope, Tennessee, residents voice opposition while some favor new RV resort development {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/apr/25/resort-development-tfp/ |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref> On July 4, 2023, it was announced that the property for the RV park was "back on the market," indicating that the developer's plans to purchase the land have ceased.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 4, 2023 |title=Marion County RV park off the table as 110-acre New Hope, Tennessee, farm goes back on market {{!}} Chattanooga Times Free Press |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jul/04/rv-park-off-table-110-acre-new-hope-farm-tfp/ |access-date=July 19, 2023 |website=www.timesfreepress.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|New Hope, Tennessee}}
*[http://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/gml-mtas.nsf/Webstatecityinfo/3889BD96AA24E7F685256AF7005EDACD?OpenDocument Municipal Technical Advisory Service entry for New Hope] — information on local government, elections, and link to charter

{{Marion County, Tennessee}}

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