New London is a city in
Rusk CountyRusk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Originally a part of Nacogdoches County, Rusk was established as its own county by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on January 16, 1843. In 2000, its population was 47,372. Its seat is Henderson and it is part of the Longview...
,
TexasTexas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"...
,
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. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.
On March 18, 1937, the
New London School explosionThe New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion, destroying the New London School of the city of New London, Texas. The disaster killed in excess of 295 students and teachers, making it the worst catastrophe to take place in a U.S...
killed in excess of three hundred people (most were children). This event led to the legal requirement in the United States that natural gas, which is normally odorless, be given an
identifying smellIn organic chemistry, a thiol is a compound that contains the functional group composed of a sulfur-hydrogen bond . Being the sulfur analogue of an alcohol group , this functional group is referred to either as a thiol group or a sulfhydryl group...
.
New London was originally known as just "London". However, as the
US Post OfficeThe Post Office Department was the name of the United States Postal Service when it was a Cabinet department. It was headed by the United States Postmaster General....
had already established a station at
London, TexasLondon is an unincorporated community in Kimble County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 180 in 2000.-Geography:...
in
Kimble CountyKimble County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 4,468. Its county seat is Junction. Kimble is named for George C. Kimbell, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.-Geography:According to the U.S...
, the town changed its name to "New London" in 1931.
New London is located at (32.256101, -94.931567).
According to the
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, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.4 km²), of which, 8.6 square miles (22.4 km²) of it is land and 0.12% is water.
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 987 people, 352 households, and 268 families residing in the city.
New London is a city in
Rusk CountyRusk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Originally a part of Nacogdoches County, Rusk was established as its own county by the Congress of the Republic of Texas on January 16, 1843. In 2000, its population was 47,372. Its seat is Henderson and it is part of the Longview...
,
TexasTexas is the second-largest U.S. state in both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States.The name had wide usage among native Americans, meaning "friends" or "allies"...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.
On March 18, 1937, the
New London School explosionThe New London School explosion occurred on March 18, 1937, when a natural gas leak caused an explosion, destroying the New London School of the city of New London, Texas. The disaster killed in excess of 295 students and teachers, making it the worst catastrophe to take place in a U.S...
killed in excess of three hundred people (most were children). This event led to the legal requirement in the United States that natural gas, which is normally odorless, be given an
identifying smellIn organic chemistry, a thiol is a compound that contains the functional group composed of a sulfur-hydrogen bond . Being the sulfur analogue of an alcohol group , this functional group is referred to either as a thiol group or a sulfhydryl group...
.
New London was originally known as just "London". However, as the
US Post OfficeThe Post Office Department was the name of the United States Postal Service when it was a Cabinet department. It was headed by the United States Postmaster General....
had already established a station at
London, TexasLondon is an unincorporated community in Kimble County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 180 in 2000.-Geography:...
in
Kimble CountyKimble County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 4,468. Its county seat is Junction. Kimble is named for George C. Kimbell, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.-Geography:According to the U.S...
, the town changed its name to "New London" in 1931.
Geography
New London is located at (32.256101, -94.931567).
According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22.4 km²), of which, 8.6 square miles (22.4 km²) of it is land and 0.12% is water.
Demographics
As of the
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
of 2000, there were 987 people, 352 households, and 268 families residing in the city. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key term used in geography....
was 114.3 people per square mile (44.1/km²). There were 388 housing units at an average density of 44.9/sq mi (17.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.59% White, 4.86% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 2.33% from
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, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.86% of the population.
There were 352 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were
married couplesMarriage is a social union or legal contract between individuals that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged by a variety of ways, depending on the culture or demographic...
living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,984, and the median income for a family was $36,979. Males had a median income of $27,981 versus $15,313 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...
for the city was $16,009. About 13.5% of families and 16.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.
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