Editing Newbern, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Newbern, Tennessee
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = "Home of the Newbern Illinois Central Depot"

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| image_caption      = The Amtrack Station in Newbern, TN
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| map_caption        = Location of Newbern in Dyer County, Tennessee.
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| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Dyer County, Tennessee|Dyer]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = Charter
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Pam Mabry<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dyercounty.com/government/elected-officials|title=Dyer County Elected Officials|access-date=August 22, 2022|publisher=Dyer County Election Commission|author=<!--Not stated-->}}</ref>
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1857-1858

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| area_total_sq_mi   = 4.53
| area_land_sq_mi    = 4.53
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

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| population_total   = 3349
| population_density_km2 = 285.18
| population_density_sq_mi = 738.64

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| elevation_ft       = 377
| coordinates        = {{coord|36|6|59|N|89|16|5|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 38059
| area_code          = [[Area code 731|731]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 47-52400<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Newbern''' is a town in [[Dyer County, Tennessee|Dyer County]], [[Tennessee]]. As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the town population was 3,313.

==History==
The first settlers came to the area in the 1840s. Owen Philly is credited with erecting the first house and store in the town, and it is believed that he named the town after his birthplace, [[New Bern, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newbern History |url=https://www.cityofnewbern.org/}}</ref> The [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] completed a line from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, TN]] to Newbern in 1882. By 1895, the operation of the line and depot at Newbern was taken over by the [[Illinois Central Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharp, Leslie N.; West, Carroll Van |title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Illinois Central Depot |date=July 1992 |publisher=Middle Tennessee State University}}</ref> 

In October 1902, Garfield Burley and Curtis Brown were [[Lynching|lynched]] in downtown Newbern. Burley and Brown were tied together and hung from a telephone pole within sight of the town's train depot. The lynching is notable due to the efforts of several local community leaders to prevent it.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Lethal Punishment: Lynchings and Legal Executions in the South|last=Vandiver|first=Margaret|publisher=Rutgers University Press|year=2005|isbn=9780813537290|pages=38, 39, 40}}</ref>

In 1930, a Works Progress Administration guide described the town as a "cotton trade center" with multiple cotton gins that handled much of the ginning work from Dyer County and the surrounding counties in northwest Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The WPA Guide to Tennessee |date=December 1939 |publisher=The Viking Press |pages=420}}</ref> 

In 1957, famed singer and performer [[Elvis Presley]] lived in Newbern and worked for the state highway department during the construction of [[Tennessee State Route 77]], driving a gravel truck.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hiles |first=Bill |date=August 16, 1997 |title=Elvis has left the county but some folks in Newbern still remember him... |work=State Gazette |pages=2}}</ref> 

On [[April 2, 2006 tornado outbreak|April 2, 2006]], sixteen people were killed in Newbern when it and its surrounding communities were directly hit by an F3 tornado. The storm caused nearly $15 million in damages.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.stategazette.com/story/1146897.html|title=Damage estimates near $15 million|date=April 4, 2006|website=State Gazette|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060406154228/http://www.stategazette.com/story/1146897.html|archive-date=April 6, 2006|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/31621164/10-years-later-dyer-county-devastation|title=10 years later: Dyer County devastation|website=WMC TV|language=en-US|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|4.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===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, Newbern has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=174604&cityname=Newbern%2C+Tennessee%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Newbern, Tennessee]</ref>
{{Weather box
|location = Newbern, Tennessee
|collapsed = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high F = 47
|Feb high F = 51
|Mar high F = 60
|Apr high F = 71
|May high F = 80
|Jun high F = 88
|Jul high F = 91
|Aug high F = 90
|Sep high F = 84
|Oct high F = 74
|Nov high F = 60
|Dec high F = 50
|year high F = 70
|Jan low F = 28
|Feb low F = 31
|Mar low F = 38
|Apr low F = 48
|May low F = 57
|Jun low F = 65
|Jul low F = 68
|Aug low F = 66
|Sep low F = 59
|Oct low F = 48
|Nov low F = 38
|Dec low F = 30
|year low F = 48
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.5
|Feb precipitation inch = 4
|Mar precipitation inch = 5
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.7
|May precipitation inch = 4.6
|Jun precipitation inch = 4
|Jul precipitation inch = 4
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.2
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.4
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.2
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.3
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.6
|year precipitation inch = 49.5
|source 1 = Weatherbase <ref name=Weatherbase>
{{cite web
|url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=174604&cityname=Newbern-Tennessee
|publisher=Weatherbase
|title=Weatherbase.com
|year=2013
}}
Retrieved on October 25, 2013.
</ref>
|date=October 2013
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 506
|1890= 1236
|1900= 1433
|1910= 1602
|1920= 1767
|1930= 1621
|1940= 1740
|1950= 1734
|1960= 1695
|1970= 2124
|1980= 2794
|1990= 2515
|2000= 2988
|2010= 3313
|2020= 3349
|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><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Newbern racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4752400&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,491
|74.38%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|459
|13.71%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|22
|0.66%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|18
|0.54%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|164
|4.9%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|194
|5.79%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States Census]], there were 3,349 people, 1,252 households, and 762 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 2,988 people, 1,202 households, and 854 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 241.4/km<sup>2</sup>

There were 1,202 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,262, and the median income for a family was $36,853. Males had a median income of $28,393 versus $19,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,575. About 14.6% of families and 16.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 23.0% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Rail transportation==
{{see also|Newbern–Dyersburg (Amtrak station)}}
[[File:Dyer Country Newbern Depot.jpg|thumb|right|The Newbern Depot]]

The [[Newbern Depot]] houses a museum. The museum exhibits old photos, railroad tools, uniforms, schedules, and other memorabilia, along with [[model train]]s and artwork commemorating the town's railroading past.<ref name=GreatRiverRoad>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatriverroad.com/msouth/newberndepot.htm |title=Visitors Guide to the Newbern Depot & Railroad Museum |work=Visitors Guide to the Middle Mississippi River Valley |publisher=greatriverroad.com |access-date=February 21, 2014}}</ref> On February 2, 2011, a truck was hit by a train at the crossing west of the depot. The semi landed within ten feet of the depot but caused no building damage. No one was reported injured in this event and the train itself acquired little damage, stopping prior to blocking the crossing located to the west of the depot.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.stategazette.com/story/1700192.html|title=Train collides with semi-truck in Newbern, no reported injuries|date=February 3, 2011|work=State Gazette|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

Every year, the town holds a celebration around the train depot called Depot Days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newberndepotdays.org/|title=Newbern Depot Days|language=en-US|access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>

==Education==
[[Dyer County School District]] is the area school district.<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47045_dyer/DC20SD_C47045.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Dyer County, TN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-06}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st47_tn/schooldistrict_maps/c47045_dyer/DC20SD_C47045_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
*[[Dyer County High School]]

Colleges and universities:
*[[Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern|Tennessee College of Applied Technology]]

==References==
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{{Dyer County, Tennessee}}

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[[Category:Towns in Dyer County, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Towns in Tennessee]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in Tennessee]]