Newbern, Tennessee

Newbern, Tennessee
—  Town  —
Location of Newbern, Tennessee
Coordinates: 36°6′59″N 89°16′5″W / 36.11639°N 89.26806°W / 36.11639; -89.26806Coordinates: 36°6′59″N 89°16′5″W / 36.11639°N 89.26806°W / 36.11639; -89.26806
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Dyer
Incorporated	1857
Government
– Type	Charter
– Mayor	K.W. Dennison
– Vice Mayor	Larry Fesmire
Area
– Total	4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2)
– Land	4.8 sq mi (12.4 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	374 ft (114 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	3,313
– Density	690.2/sq mi (266.5/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38059
Area code(s)	731
FIPS code	47-52400[1]
GNIS feature ID	1295678[2]
Website	http://www.cityofnewbern.org/

Newbern is a town in Dyer County, Tennessee, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,313.

Natural Disasters

Sixteen people were killed in Newbern when its surrounding communities were directly hit by an F3 tornado April 2, 2006. The areas around Millsfield (Harness Rd) and Maxey (Enochs Rd) were hardest hit.

Geography

Newbern is located at 36°6′59″N 89°16′5″W / 36.11639°N 89.26806°W / 36.11639; -89.26806 (36.116460, -89.268099)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 2,988 people, 1,202 households, and 854 families residing in the town. The population density was 241.4/km²

There were 1,202 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were 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)

The Newbern Depot

Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Newbern-Dyersburg. The station for this joint stop is located in Newbern. Amtrak Train 59, the southbound City of New Orleans, is scheduled to depart Newbern at 3:56am daily with service to Memphis, Greenwood, Yazoo City, Jackson, Hazlehurst, Brookhaven, McComb, Hammond, and New Orleans. Amtrak Train 58, the northbound City of New Orleans, is scheduled to depart Newbern at 12:22am daily with service to Fulton, Carbondale, Centralia, Effingham, Mattoon, Champaign-Urbana, Kankakee, Homewood, and Chicago.

The Depot Station houses a museum that is open to the public free of charge by appointment and on special community event days. On 2/02/11 a semi 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 even and the train itself acquired little damage, stopping prior to blocking the crossing located to the est of the depot.

Every year, the town holds a celebration of Depot Days, it includes a pancake breakfast, parade, cake walk, karaoke on the street, street vendors, night time street dance and numerous other activities. Recently, February 2011, some financial controversy has arose in that a society that calls itself Historical Society and the solicitation of funds along with profits relating to the community event that were not turned over to the city. Currently there is a lawsuit involving individuals whose names are listed as withdrawees on a bank account using the City of Newbern's tax number- the information was located during a routine audit of the city's accounts. The city plans to continue with Depot Day plans despite this issue.

Local Business

• Dave's Cafe
• Johnson Williams Funeral Home

Town Features

• A town triangle with a gazebo and water fountain
• A volunteer fire department

Factories

• Sarah Lee
• Briggs and Stratton
• SRG Global
• Eaton

Media

Radio Stations

• WASL 100.1/ A soft rock station located in Dyersburg, TN/ they have lots of free give aways to local events
• WTNV Eagle 97.3
• WTRO 1450 AM 101.7 FM
• KLOVE 90.7/ A Christian station not located in Newbern but easily accessible

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.