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Newark, Texas
Location of Newark, Texas
Location of Newark, Texas
Wise County Newark.svg
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
 • 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 1,218/sq mi (472.4/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
76071
Area code(s) 817
FIPS code 48-50772
GNIS feature ID 1342557

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

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.

Geography

Newark is located at 33°0′49″N 97°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.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
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
Newark racial composition as of 2020
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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.

See also

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