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Newnan, Georgia

Coordinates:33°22′35″N84°47′19″W/ 33.37639°N 84.78861°W/33.37639; -84.78861
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Newnan, Georgia
City
Coweta County Courthouse
Coweta County Courthouse
Flag of Newnan, Georgia
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Official seal of Newnan, Georgia
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Official logo of Newnan, Georgia
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Motto:
City of Homes
Location in Coweta County and the state of Georgia
Location inCoweta Countyand the state ofGeorgia
Newnan is located in Metro Atlanta
Newnan
Newnan
Location ofNewnaninMetro Atlanta
Coordinates:33°22′35″N84°47′19″W/ 33.37639°N 84.78861°W/33.37639; -84.78861
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyCoweta
Incorporated (city)December 20, 1828
Area
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• Total19.82 sq mi (51.34 km2)
• Land19.48 sq mi (50.44 km2)
• Water0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2)
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
Population
(2020)
• Total42,549
• Density2,184.80/sq mi (843.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5(Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)UTC−4(EDT)
ZIP Codes
30263–30265, 30271
Area code(s)770,678
FIPS code13-55020[2]
GNISfeature ID0332499[3]
Websitenewnanga.gov

Newnanis a city in and thecounty seatofCoweta County, Georgia,United States, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest ofAtlanta.Its population was 42,549 at the2020 census,[4]up from 33,039 in2010.

History

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"Heart of Newnan Motel", postcard from the 1960s

Newnan was established as county seat of Coweta County (replacing the defunct town of Bullsboro) in 1828, and was named for North Carolinian GeneralDaniel Newnan.It quickly became a prosperous magnet for lawyers, doctors, other professionals, and merchants. Much of Newnan's prosperity was due to its thriving cotton industry, which relied onslavery.

Newnan was largely untouched by theCivil Wardue to its status as a hospital city (for bothUnionandConfederate troops), and as a result still features muchantebellum architecture.[5]During theAtlanta Campaign,Confederate cavalry defeated Union forces at the nearbyBattle of Brown's Mill.Subsequently, architect Kennon Perry (1890-1954) designed many of the town's early 20th-century homes.

On April 23, 1899, a lynching occurred after an African-American man by the name ofSam Hose(born Tom Wilkes) was accused of killing his boss, Alfred Cranford. Hose was abducted from police custody, paraded through Newnan, tortured, and burned alive just north of town by a lynch mob of roughly 2,000 citizens of Coweta County.

Newnan was also host to the trial in 1948 of wealthy landownerJohn Wallace,the first White man in the South to be condemned to death by the testimony ofAfrican Americans,two field hands who were made to help with burning the body of murdered white sharecropper Wilson Turner. These events were portrayed in the novelMurder in Coweta County.

In 1968,Kmartopened a warehouse in Newnan, which slowly established it as a major hub for distribution in the area.[6]TheInternational Brotherhood of Teamstersattempted to unionize the warehouse, but the attempt was defeated when the employees voted 329 to 201 in favor of remaining union-free.[7]In 2015, the distribution center closed with a loss of 164 jobs.[8]

2021 tornado

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See also:List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2020–present)

In the early morning hours ofMarch 26, 2021,Newnan was directly impacted by aviolent EF4 tornado,which caused substantial structural damage and indirectly killed one person. The tornado was one of the strongest on record in Georgia since 1950, and directly impacted the historic downtown area.[9]Newnan High Schoolwill be re-built after sustaining serious damage.[10]

Geography

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Newnan is located in the center of Coweta County at33°22′35″N84°47′19″W/ 33.37639°N 84.78861°W/33.37639; -84.78861(33.376411, -84.788648).[11]U.S. Route 29passes through the center of the city, leading northeast 13 miles (21 km) toPalmettoand south 7 miles (11 km) toMoreland.Interstate 85passes through the eastern side of the city, with access from exits 41, 44, and 47. I-85 leads northeast 40 miles (64 km) to downtownAtlantaand southwest 125 miles (201 km) toMontgomery, Alabama.U.S. Route 27Aleads northwest from the center of Newnan 22 miles (35 km) toCarrollton.

According to theUnited States Census Bureau,Newnan has a total area of 18.6 square miles (48.3 km2), of which 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 1.88%, is covered by water.[12]

Climate

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The climate is moderate with an average temperature of 64.3 °F (45.8° in the winter and 79.1° in the summer). The average annual rainfall is 51.84 inches.

Climate data for Newnan, Georgia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 52
(11) 		58
(14) 		65
(18) 		73
(23) 		80
(27) 		86
(30) 		89
(32) 		88
(31) 		83
(28) 		73
(23) 		64
(18) 		55
(13) 		72
(22)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 31
(−1) 		33
(1) 		40
(4) 		47
(8) 		56
(13) 		64
(18) 		68
(20) 		67
(19) 		62
(17) 		49
(9) 		41
(5) 		33
(1) 		49
(10)
Averageprecipitationinches (mm) 5.49
(139) 		5.14
(131) 		5.95
(151) 		4.17
(106) 		4.37
(111) 		3.99
(101) 		4.66
(118) 		4.00
(102) 		3.24
(82) 		2.86
(73) 		4.18
(106) 		4.27
(108) 		52.32
(1,329)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 0.8
(2.0) 		0.5
(1.3) 		0.4
(1.0) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0.2
(0.51) 		2
(5.06)
Source: The Weather Channel[13]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18602,546—
18701,917−24.7%
18802,0064.6%
18902,85942.5%
19003,65427.8%
19105,54851.8%
19207,03726.8%
19306,386−9.3%
19407,18212.5%
19508,21814.4%
196012,16948.1%
197011,205−7.9%
198011,4492.2%
199012,4979.2%
200016,24230.0%
201033,039103.4%
202042,54928.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[14]
Newnan racial composition as of 2020[15]
Race Number Percent
White(non-Hispanic) 21,206 49.84%
Black or African American(non-Hispanic) 13,033 30.63%
HispanicorLatino 4,521 10.63%
Asian 1,879 4.42%
Other/mixed 1,819 4.28%
Native American 69 0.16%
Pacific Islander 22 0.05%

As of the2020 United States census,there were 42,549 people, 15,135 households, and 10,013 families residing in the city.

Arts and culture

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The city is home to one of the few Georgia counties with a museum that focuses mainly on African-American history. The Coweta County African American Heritage Museum and Research Center, or Caswell House, was opened in July 2003 in a donated mill village house once owned by Ruby Caswell. The museum sits on Farmer Street on an old, unmarked slave cemetery. It has collected hundreds of family genealogical records by interviewing residents and going through the census records.[16]The museum also houses the Coweta Census Indexes from 1870 to 1920.[17]

The first Black library in the county was the Sara Fisher Brown Library. Built in the 1950s, the library has since been converted into the Community Action For Improvement Center.[18]

The Farmer Street Cemetery is the largest slave cemetery in the South, and may be the largest undisturbed one in the nation. It is within the city limits of Newnan.

Education

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Coweta County School District

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TheCoweta County School Districtholds preschool to grade 12, and consists of 19 elementary schools, seven middle schools, and three high schools.[19]The district has 1,164 full-time teachers and over 18,389 students.[20]

Elementary schools

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  • Arbor Springs Elementary
  • Arnco-Sargent Elementary
  • Atkinson Elementary
  • Brooks Elementary
  • Canongate Elementary
  • Eastside Elementary
  • Elm Street Elementary
  • Grantville Elementary
  • Jefferson Parkway Elementary
  • Moreland Elementary
  • Newnan Crossing Elementary
  • Northside Elementary
  • Poplar Road Elementary
  • Ruth Hill Elementary
  • Thomas Crossroads Elementary
  • Western Elementary
  • Welch Elementary
  • White Oak Elementary
  • Willis Road Elementary
  • The Heritage School(private)
  • Trinity Christian School(private)

Middle schools

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High schools

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Higher education

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Mercer Universityhas a regional academic center in Newnan. The center opened in 2010, and offers programs through the university's College of Continuing and Professional Studies.

TheUniversity of West Georgiahas a campus located in Newnan, near downtown. This campus currently has two undergraduate programs - bachelor of science in nursing and early childhood education.[21]

Newnan is also home to a campus ofWest Georgia Technical College.[22]

College Temple,a non-sectarian women's school, operated during the period of 1854-1888.[23]

Transportation

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Major roads

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Pedestrians and cycling

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Airports

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Railroads

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Until the mid-1950s theCentral of Georgiaoperated two trains daily in each direction, through Newnan from Atlanta to Columbus, in itsMan O' Warservice. The Central continued a singleMan O' Wartrain until 1971 when Amtrak took over most interstate passenger service.[25][26][27][28]Until 1970, the city was a stop on theSouthern Railway'sCrescentfrom New Orleans to New York City, via Atlanta.[29][30]Into the mid-1960s, the Southern'sCrescentandPiedmont Limitedmade stops in both directions in Newnan.[31]

Notable people

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Television and movies

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References

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