Editing Newland, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Newland, North Carolina
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| named_for          = [[William C. Newland]]

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| image_caption      = Avery County Courthouse
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| map_caption        = Location of Newland, North Carolina
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| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
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| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|North Carolina}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in North Carolina|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Avery County, North Carolina|Avery]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor-council]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Derek A. Roberts
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1911
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1  = 1913<ref name=gazetteer>{{cite web |url=https://ncpedia.org/gazetteer/search/Newland/0 |title=North Carolina Gazetteer |access-date= December 28, 2020}}</ref>

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| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 1.94
| area_land_km2      = 1.94
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 0.75
| area_land_sq_mi    = 0.75
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 715
| population_density_km2 = 369.20
| population_density_sq_mi = 955.88

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| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 3609
| coordinates        = {{coord|36|05|17|N|81|55|38|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 28657
| area_code          = [[Area code 828|828]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 37-46740<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2406987<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2406987}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.townofnewland.org/}}
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'''Newland''' is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Avery County, North Carolina|Avery County]], [[North Carolina]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 715 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. By elevation, Newland is the highest county seat located east of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highest and Lowest Elevations {{!}} U.S. Geological Survey |url=https://www.usgs.gov/educational-resources/highest-and-lowest-elevations |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.usgs.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. County Seat List Spreadsheet Table |url=https://www.hmdb.org/countyoverlay/countyseatlist.asp |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=www.hmdb.org}}</ref>

==History==
Before its founding, the area was known as '''"Old Fields of Toe"'''. It was an early [[Muster (livestock)|muster ground]] in the campaign against Indians and before the [[Battle of Kings Mountain]]. On November 9, 1783, the land was granted to Colonel [[Waightstill Avery]].<ref name=gazetteer/><ref name=jpa>{{cite book |last=Arthur  |first=John Preston |year=1914 |title=Western North Carolina : a history (from 1730 to 1913) |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Western_North_Carolina_-_a_history_(from_1730_to_1913)_(IA_westernnorthcar00arth).pdf |location=Asheville, NC |publisher=The Edward Buncombe Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution |page=213 }}</ref>

The name comes from the legend of Estatoe, pronounced 'S - ta - toe', about an [[Tribal chief|Indian chief]]'s daughter who fell in love with a warrior of a rival tribe. Because their love could never be accepted by either's families, they jumped from a [[Cliff|precipice]] into the depths of a nearby river. In an alternative version, their love caused a bloody war between the tribes and Estatoe crafted a [[Ceremonial pipe|peace pipe]] with two stems in which both chiefs could smoke at once. The two rival chiefs assembled their respective followers on the bank of the river, and smoked till peace was concluded and Estatoe married her lover.<ref name=jpa/>

In 1899, the Linville River Railway (LRR) began rail service in the area, with a [[Request stop|flag stop]] at '''"Old Fields"'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Transportation/railroads/nc_rrs_linville_river.html |title= Linville River Railway |publisher=North Carolina Railroads |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> In 1911, upon the establishment of Avery County, Old Fields of Toe was designated as the site for the county seat and was renamed Newland, after the North Carolina Lieutenant Governor [[William C. Newland]]. In 1912, the Newland Post Office was established; while in 1913, the [[Avery County Courthouse]] and [[Avery County Jail]] opened (both in the [[National Register of Historic Places]]).<ref name=gazetteer/><ref name=jpa/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=NC&county=Avery&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Avery County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref><ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref> In that same year, Newland was incorporated as a town. In 1914, the [[East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad]] (ET&WNC), successor of the LRR, opened the Newland [[Train station|Depot]], which was equipped with telephone and telegraph services; burned down in 1921, but was soon rebuilt and continued operations till 1940.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.townofnewland.org/history |title=Newland's History |publisher=Town of Newland |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.carolana.com/NC/Transportation/railroads/nc_rrs_east_tennessee_western_nc.html |title=East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad |publisher=North Carolina Railroads |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.7|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

The [[East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad|East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad ("Tweetsie")]] passed through the town until 1940.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 289
|1930= 328
|1940= 471
|1950= 425
|1960= 564
|1970= 524
|1980= 722
|1990= 645
|2000= 704
|2010= 698
|2020= 715
|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|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Newland racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3746740&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 19, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 560
| 78.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 14
| 1.96%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 9
| 1.26%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 4
| 0.56%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 36
| 5.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 92
| 12.87%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 715 people, 388 households, and 178 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 704 people, 334 households, and 207 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,044.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 363 housing units at an average density of {{convert|538.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.99% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.56% of the population.

There were 334 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.63.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.3% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $33,875. Males had a median income of $22,917 versus $24,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $18,344. About 16.3% of families and 21.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.8% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Paul Johnson (American football coach, born 1957)|Paul Johnson]], former head football coach at [[Georgia Southern University|Georgia Southern]], [[United States Naval Academy|Navy]], and [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]]
* [[Manacled Mormon case|Joyce McKinney]], became notorious for the alleged kidnap and rape of [[Mormon]] [[missionary]] Kirk Anderson in England in 1977, and hit the news again in 2008 for cloning her pit bull terrier in [[South Korea]]<ref name="CT">{{cite web |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2008/aug/09/entertainment/chi-sns-joyce-mckinney-cloned-dogs-hostage-ht |title=Bernann McKinney, Joyce McKinney: Cloned puppies and a mormon sex slave? > Is the woman who cloned her puppies the same one who held a mormon missionary hostage 31 years ago? |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 9, 2008 |access-date=February 24, 2009 |last=Dobner |first=Jennifer |quote=Joyce McKinney surfaced again in [[Utah]] in May 1984 and was arrested for allegedly stalking the workplace of the same Mormon man she was accused of imprisoning in England. News reports say that police found a length of rope and handcuffs in the trunk of McKinney’s car, along with notebooks detailing the man’s daily activities.}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad]]
* [[North Toe River]]
* [[Spanish Oak Mountain]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.townofnewland.org/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060206162954/http://johnsonsdepot.com/crumley/cyhome.htm Cy Crumley ET&WNC Photo Collection]
* [http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/NC/Avery_County/Calloway_Cemetery Calloway Cemetery]

{{Avery County, North Carolina}}
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[[Category:Towns in Avery County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]
[[Category:County seats in North Carolina]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1911]]