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Population (year 2000): 2,988. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,089 (+3.4% change)
Males: 1,364 (45.6%), Females: 1,624 (54.4%)
Dyer County
Zip code:
38059
Median resident age: 33.9 years
Median household income: $28,262 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,800 (year 2000)
Races in Newbern:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.3%)
- Black (12.9%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (13.8%), English
(11.2%), Irish (10.5%), German (6.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%),
Italian (1.9%).
Elevation: 376 feet
Land area: 4.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newbern
- High school or higher: 71.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newbern town
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 14.2%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +73 (+2.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Newbern:
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE DYERSBURG HOSPITA (about 10
miles; DYERSBURG, TN)
- GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; TRENTON,
TN)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION CITY (about 26
miles; UNION CITY, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newbern:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 45 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 67 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 73 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newbern:
- DYERSBURG MUNI (about 13 miles; DYERSBURG, TN; ID:
DYR)
- ARNOLD FIELD (about 17 miles; HALLS, TN; ID: M31)
- REELFOOT LAKE (about 25 miles; TIPTONVILLE, TN; ID:
0M2)
Amtrak station:
NEWBERN/DYERSBURG (108 JEFFERSON ST.). Services: fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking.
College/University in Newbern:
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT NEWBERN
(Full-time enrollment: 194; Location: 340 WASHINGTON ST;
Public; Website: www.newbern.tec.tn.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newbern:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 39 miles;
MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 76 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 80 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 80 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
Public high school in Newbern:
- DYER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 900;
Location: 1000 WEST MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Newbern:
- NEWBERN GRAMMAR (Students: 469; Location: 320
WASHINGTON ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTHVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 410;
Location: 820 WILLIAMS; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Newbern:
- NEWBERN CITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$60,381; Location: 220 E. MAIN STREET; 15,998 books; 207
audio materials; 365 video materials; 68 serial
subscriptions)
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