Editing New Summerfield, Texas

{{short description|City in Cherokee County, Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = New Summerfield, Texas
| settlement_type          = City
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| image_map                = TXMap-doton-NewSummerfield.PNG
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of New Summerfield, Texas
| image_map1               = Cherokee County NewSummerfield.svg
| mapsize1                 = 250px
| map_caption1             = 
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Cherokee County, Texas|Cherokee]]
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| government_footnotes     = 
| government_type          = Mayor
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| established_date         = 
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 12.17
| area_land_km2            = 12.17
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 4.70
| area_land_sq_mi          = 4.70
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 843
| population_density_km2   = 96.12
| population_density_sq_mi = 248.94
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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name="gnis"/>
| elevation_ft             = 456
| coordinates              = {{coord|31|58|51|N|95|07|39|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 75780
| area_code                = [[Area codes  903 and 430|903, 430]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-51336<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2411236<ref name="gnis"/>
| website                  = {{url|https://www.newsummerfield.us/}}
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''New Summerfield''' is a city in [[Cherokee County, Texas|Cherokee County]], [[Texas]], United States.<ref name="gnis">{{gnis|2411236|New Summerfield}}</ref> The population was 843 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=New%20Summerfield%20city,%20Texas%20population |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
New Summerfield is located in northeastern Cherokee County. [[U.S. Route 79 in Texas|U.S. Route 79]] passes through the community, leading west {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]], the largest city in Cherokee County, and northeast {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Henderson, Texas|Henderson]]. [[Texas State Highway 110]] intersects US 79 in the center of New Summerfield, leading north {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Troup, Texas|Troup]] and south {{convert|14|mi}} to [[Rusk, Texas|Rusk]], the Cherokee County seat. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], New Summerfield has a total area of {{convert|12.2|km2|order=flip}}, all  land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): New Summerfield CDP, Texas |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4851336 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213043129/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4851336 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder |accessdate=July 27, 2015}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, New Summerfield has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=533614&cityname=New+Summerfield%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for New Summerfield, Texas]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{stack|{{US Census population
|1970= 344
|1980= 319
|1990= 521
|2000= 998
|2010= 1111
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=843}}}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''New Summerfield racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4851336&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|180
|21.35%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|8
|0.95%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0.12%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|4
|0.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|650
|77.11%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''843'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 843 people, 215 households, and 178 families residing in the city, down from 1,111 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name=":0" />

==Education==
New Summerfield is served by the [[New Summerfield Independent School District]] and home to the [[New Summerfield High School]] Hornets.

==Notable person==
* [[Walt Dickson]], former [[Major League Baseball]] pitcher for five seasons

==See also==
{{stack|{{portal|Texas}}}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{Cherokee County, Texas}}

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[[Category:Cities in Cherokee County, Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Texas]]