Newark, Texas

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.[4]

Newark is located at 33°0′49″N 97°29′18″W (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.[5]

At the 2000 census there were 887 people in 314 households, including 231 families, in the city. The population density was 1,286.5 people per square mile (496.3/km²). There were 363 housing units at an average density of 526.5/sq mi (203.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.97% White, 0.23% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 7.55% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.71%.[1]

Of the 314 households 41.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.1% of households were one person and 6.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.23.

The age distribution was 31.3% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median household income was $34,750 and the median family income was $39,028. Males had a median income of $30,486 versus $20,833 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,330. About 11.1% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 20.8% of those age 65 or over.

• City of Newark official website
• History of Newark