Newark is a city in
Tarrant and
Wise counties in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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. The population was 1,096 in 2020.
History
According to the ''
Handbook of Texas
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History
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'', 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
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In the United States
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reached the town in 1893, officials surveyed town lots; the community was named after
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.[civil engineer
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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 (33.013542, –97.488418). According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 1,096 people, 351 households, and 280 families residing in the city.
References
External links
City of Newark official website History of Newark
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Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
Cities in Tarrant County, Texas
Cities in Wise County, Texas
Cities in Texas