Newman, Texas
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Newman is a place in El Paso County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States of America
United States
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, some 16 miles north-east of the city of El Paso
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...

. In 1990 it had a population of about 60 people.

It was named for real estate developer Henry L. Newman, who earlier tried to develop Newman, New Mexico
Newman, New Mexico
Newman is an unincorporated area in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America. It is located at . It was a small railroad town and yard. It is located just north of Newman, Texas, which is just to the south across the Texas state line...

, just to the north across the New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

 border, without much success. He fared only moderately better in Texas. In 1930 the United States Census
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 listed Newman has having a population of 10 people.

Newman, Texas had a post office
Post office
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 from 1922 to 1971. It is part of the El Paso
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...

 Metropolitan Statistical Area
El Paso metropolitan area
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