Newnan, Georgia

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'''Newnan''' is a city in and the county seat of Coweta County, Georgia, United States, about {{convert|40|mi}} southwest of Atlanta. Its population was 42,549 at the 2020 census,<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Newnan city, Georgia|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newnancitygeorgia/RHI225219|access-date=2021-12-16|publisher=United States Census Bureau |language=en}}</ref> up from 33,039 in 2010.

==History== Newnan was established as county seat of Coweta County (replacing the defunct town of Bullsboro) in 1828, and was named for North Carolinian General Daniel 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 on slavery.

Newnan was largely untouched by the Civil War due to its status as a hospital city (for both Union and Confederate troops), and as a result still features much antebellum architecture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.newnan.ga.us/visitors/history/index.php|title=History|publisher=City of Newnan|website=www.ci.newnan.ga.us|access-date=2019-04-12|df=mdy-all}}</ref> During the Atlanta campaign, Confederate cavalry defeated Union forces at the nearby Battle 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 of Sam 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 landowner John Wallace, the first White man in the South to be condemned to death by the testimony of African 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 novel ''Murder in Coweta County''.

In 1968, Kmart opened a warehouse in Newnan, which slowly established it as a major hub for distribution in the area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Workers Say Kmart Short-Changed Them|author=Mike Clary|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 31, 1992|access-date=February 23, 2020|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-31-mn-53330-story.html}}</ref> The International Brotherhood of Teamsters attempted to unionize the warehouse, but the attempt was defeated when the employees voted 329 to 201 in favor of remaining union-free.<ref>''Kmart Corp'', 316 N.L.R.B. 1175 (N.L.R.B. 1995)</ref> In 2015, the distribution center closed, resulting in a loss of 164 jobs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sears & Kmart closing update, 25 February 2015|author=Aaron Hutchins|publisher=blindbatnews.com|date=February 25, 2015|access-date=February 23, 2020|url=http://www.blindbatnews.com/tag/closings/page/9}}</ref>

===2021 tornado=== {{see also|List of F4 and EF4 tornadoes (2020–present)}} In the early morning hours of March 26, 2021, Newnan was directly impacted by a violent 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Tornado emergency leaves extensive damage across Newnan|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/coweta-county/tornado-emergency-leaves-extensive-damage-across-newnan/M7FQGFJICJCQZN6LEG45SHFKWI/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta|date=26 March 2021|language=en}}</ref> Newnan High School was re-built after sustaining serious damage.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leftwich |first1=Rebecca |title=A new start: Initial plans for rebuilding Newnan High School unveiled |url=https://times-herald.com/news/2022/01/a-new-start-initial-plans-for-rebuilding-newnan-high-school-unveiled |website=Newnan-Times Herald |date=January 16, 2022 |access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref>

==Geography== Newnan is located in the center of Coweta County. U.S. Route 29 passes through the center of the city, leading northeast {{convert|13|mi}} to Palmetto and south {{convert|7|mi|0}} to Moreland. Interstate 85 passes through the eastern side of the city, with access from exits 41, 44, and 47. I-85 leads northeast {{convert|40|mi}} to downtown Atlanta and southwest {{convert|125|mi}} to Montgomery, Alabama. U.S. Route 27A leads northwest from the center of Newnan {{convert|22|mi}} to Carrollton.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Newnan has a total area of {{convert|48.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.9|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.88%, is covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Newnan city, Georgia|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1355020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212174521/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1355020|archive-date=February 12, 2020|access-date=July 30, 2014|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>

===Climate=== 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.

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==Demographics== {{US Census population |1860= 2546 |1870= 1917 |1880= 2006 |1890= 2859 |1900= 3654 |1910= 5548 |1920= 7037 |1930= 6386 |1940= 7182 |1950= 8218 |1960= 12169 |1970= 11205 |1980= 11449 |1990= 12497 |2000= 16242 |2010= 33039 |2020= 42549 |estyear=2025 |estimate=45867 |estref={{increase}} |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }}

===2020 census===

As of the 2020 census, Newnan had a population of 42,549. The median age was 35.7 years. 25.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 13.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.1 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0133P%2CDP1_0137P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=place%3A55020&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 7, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=place%3A55020&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=April 7, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

99.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.1% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=place%3A55020&in=state%3A13|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=April 7, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 16,618 households in Newnan, including 10,013 families; 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.3% were married-couple households, 16.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 34.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 17,771 housing units, of which 6.5% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.3%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 22,008 || 51.7% |- | Black or African American || 13,226 || 31.1% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 147 || 0.3% |- | Asian || 1,898 || 4.5% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 24 || 0.1% |- | Some other race || 2,080 || 4.9% |- | Two or more races || 3,166 || 7.4% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 4,521 || 10.6% |}

==Arts and culture==

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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://times-herald.com/news/2017/07/african-american-museum-remains-open|title=African American Museum remains open|last=Schindler|first=Madeline|date=July 24, 2017|website=The Newnan Times-Herald|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-12|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The museum also houses the Coweta Census Indexes from 1870 to 1920.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecowetacountymuseum.blogspot.com/2008/03/black-firsts-in-coweta-county.html|title=The Coweta County Museum, Newnan Georgia: Black Firsts in Coweta County|last=Dianne|date=30 March 2008|website=thecowetacountymuseum.blogspot.com|access-date=5 April 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecowetacountymuseum.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html|title=The Coweta County Museum, Newnan Georgia|website=thecowetacountymuseum.blogspot.com|access-date=5 April 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The Farmer Street Cemetery is the largest slave cemetery in the South. It is within the city limits of Newnan.

The '''Boots On the Ground (song)''' is strongly associated with the Boots On the Ground soul line dance created by Newnan native Jaterrious Trésean Little, aka Trè Little.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-09 |title=Newnan choreographer's dance becomes national sensation |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/outreach/atl-culture/newnan-man-viral-boots-on-the-ground-line-dance/85-cf5aa12b-48dc-449d-a1ad-eef9f563342c |access-date=2025-05-24 |website=11Alive.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Education==

===Coweta County School District=== The Coweta County School District holds preschool to grade 12, and consists of 19 elementary schools, seven middle schools, and three high schools.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=638&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 5, 2010.</ref> The district has 1,164 full-time teachers and over 18,389 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/COWETA/COWETA_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 5, 2010.</ref>

====Elementary schools==== *Arbor Springs Elementary *Arnco-Sargent Elementary *Atkinson Elementary *Brooks Elementary *Canongate Elementary *Eastside Elementary *Elm Street Elementary *Glanton 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==== *Arnall Middle School *Blake Bass Middle School *East Coweta Middle School *Evans Middle School *Lee Middle School *Madras Middle School *Smokey Road Middle School *The Heritage School (private) *Trinity Christian School (private) *Odyssey Charter School

====High schools==== *Newnan High School *East Coweta High School *Northgate High School *Central Educational Center (Chartered Coweta County School System School) *The Pentecostal Church of God Christian Academy (private) *The Heritage School (private) *Trinity Christian School (private)

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

The University of West Georgia has a campus located in Newnan, near downtown. This campus currently has two undergraduate programs - Bachelor of Science in nursing and early childhood education.<ref>"University of West Georgia- Newnan." University of West Georgia. N.p., 2011. Web. 24 Aug 2011. <http://www.westga.edu/newnan/>.</ref>

Newnan is also home to a campus of West Georgia Technical College.<ref>"Coweta Campus Central Educational Center." West Georgia Technical College. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Aug 2011. <http://www.westgatech.edu/locations/coweta.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817051353/http://www.westgatech.edu/locations/coweta.htm |date=2011-08-17 }}>.</ref>

College Temple, a non-sectarian women's school, operated during the period of 1854–1888.<ref name="godeys1856">{{cite journal |last1=Godey |first1=Louis Antoine |last2=Hale |first2=Sarah Josepha Buell |title=COLLEGE TEMPLE, NEWNAN, GEORGIA |journal=Godey's Magazine |date=1856 |volume=52-53 |pages=154–55 |url=https://archive.org/details/godey1856/page/154 |access-date=9 January 2022 |publisher=Godey Company |language=en}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

==Transportation== ===Major roads=== *Interstate 85 *Outer Perimeter *State Route 34 *State Route 34 Bypass *State Route 16 *State Route 70 *Bullsboro Road *Lower Fayetteville Road *Newnan Crossing Boulevard East *Newnan Crossing Bypass *Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard *U.S. Route 29 *U.S. Route 27 Alternate

===Public transit=== The public trolley operates between downtown and The Forum at Ashley Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newnanga.gov/191/City-Trolley|date=1 October 2024 |title=City Trolley | Newnan, GA }}</ref> In addition, the city is served by route 453 of the GRTA Xpress bus service, which operates between the Newnan Park and Ride and the Lakewood/Fort McPherson MARTA rail station.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holborn |first=Jonathan |date=2024-01-30 |title=453 – Newnan to Lakewood / Ft McPherson |url=https://xpressga.com/routes/453/ |access-date=2025-11-05 |website=Xpress |language=en-US}}</ref>

*LINC<ref>{{cite web|url=http://times-herald.com/news/2018/05/linc-construction-set-to-begin|title=LINC construction set to begin|date=11 May 2018 }}</ref>

===Airports=== *Newnan–Coweta County Airport provides chartered air service and flight training.

===Railroads=== Until the mid-1950s the Central of Georgia operated two trains daily in each direction, through Newnan from Atlanta to Columbus, in its ''Man O' War'' service. The Central continued a single ''Man O' War'' train until 1971 when Amtrak took over most interstate passenger service.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Central of Georgia Railway, Table 6|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=88 |issue=4 |date=September 1955}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Central of Georgia Railway|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=99 |issue=7 |date=December 1956}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Central of Georgia Railway, Table 3 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=102 |issue=12 |date=May 1970}}</ref><ref>"Passenger Trains Operating on the Eve of Amtrak" Trains magazine http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826050444/http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf |date=August 26, 2012 }}</ref> Until 1970, the city was a stop on the Southern Railway's ''Crescent'' from New Orleans to New York City, via Atlanta.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Southern Railway, Table A|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=102 |issue=5 |date=October 1969}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Southern Railway, Table A (rerouted west through Birmingham)|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=102 |issue=12 |date=May 1970}}</ref> Into the mid-1960s, the Southern's ''Crescent'' and ''Piedmont Limited'' made stops in both directions in Newnan.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Atlanta and West Point Rail Road |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=98 |issue=2 |date=July 1965}}</ref>

==Notable people== *Ellis Arnall, governor of Georgia (1943–1947) *William Yates Atkinson, governor of Georgia (1894–1898) *Karsten Bailey, former National Football League (NFL) wide receiver with Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers *Enoch Marvin Banks, historian and educator *Cam Bedrosian, Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels *Steve Bedrosian, former MLB pitcher, winner of 1987 Cy Young Award *Hamilton Bohannon, musician and record producer *Keith Brooking, former linebacker with Georgia Tech and NFL's Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys *Erskine Caldwell, novelist and short fiction writer (1903–1987) *Jack Tarpley Camp Jr., jurist *Lewis Grizzard, author and newspaper columnist *Drew Hill, former NFL wide receiver with Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, and Atlanta Falcons *Alan Jackson, Country Music Hall of Fame member *Joe M. Jackson, United States Air Force colonel, Medal of Honor recipient *Calvin Johnson, former All-Pro NFL wide receiver with Detroit Lions, second selection of 2007 NFL draft *John Keith, former NFL player *Wil Lutz, NFL kicker with New Orleans Saints *Mary Lyndon, first woman to receive degree from University of Georgia *Monica, Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur *Warren Newson, MLB player with Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers *Alec Ogletree, NFL linebacker *Stephen W. Pless, Marine Corps major, Medal of Honor recipient *Ralph Presley, airline pilot and politician *Rocky Roquemore, international golf course designer *Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith II, (1860–1898), infamous 19th century gambler, confidence man, and crime boss * Lynn Smith, businesswoman, educator, and politician<ref>{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/11780/lynn-smith |title=Lynn Smith's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=March 29, 2021}}</ref> *Will Smith, MLB pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and pitched the last inning of the World Series clinching game for the Atlanta Braves *Doug Stone, country music singer-songwriter *Charles Wadsworth, concert pianist, music promoter *Jerome Walton, MLB player, 1989 Rookie of the Year *Marie Robinson Wright (1853–1914), journalist, traveler, historian, author *William C. Wright, congressman (1918–1933) *Steve Young, pioneer country rock musician

==Television and movies== * The ABC television series ''October Road'' was filmed in Newnan,<ref name="Filming in Coweta">{{cite web|title=Filming in Coweta|url=http://www.coweta.ga.us/index.aspx?page=1540|website=Coweta County|access-date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510121326/http://www.coweta.ga.us/index.aspx?page=1540|archive-date=2017-05-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> but is set in the fictional town of Knights Ridge, Massachusetts. *The TV movie ''Murder in Coweta County'' (1983), based on the book<ref>{{cite web|title=Good Reads Page for Murder in Coweta County book|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3911596-murder-in-coweta-county}}</ref> by Margaret Anne Barnes, chronicles actual events that occurred around 1948.<ref>{{cite web|title=Murder in Coweta County IMDB|website=IMDb|date=15 February 1983|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085977/}}</ref> * The NBC series ''I'll Fly Away'' was filmed in Newnan from 1991 to 1993.<ref name="Filming in Coweta"/> * The 1995 movie ''Fluke'' was filmed in Newnan.<ref name="Filming in Coweta"/> * ''Pet Sematary Two'' (1992)<ref>{{cite news|title=Movies|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/79436/Pet-Sematary-Two/details|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104185513/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/79436/Pet-Sematary-Two/details|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2012|archive-date=2012-11-04}}</ref> * The 1979 movie ''The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid'' (Uno sceriffo extraterrestre... poco extra e molto terrestre) with Bud Spencer takes place and was filmed in Newnan. * ''The Walking Dead'' TV series has several scenes filmed in Newnan, including Newnan High School and Sonrise Baptist Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.twdlocations.com/tag/newnan|title=Newnan Archives – The Walking Dead Locations|website=The Walking Dead Locations|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> *The Netflix TV series ''Insatiable'' was filmed in Newnan.<ref>{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Sarah Fay |url=http://times-herald.com/news/2017/03/two-productions-filming-in-downtown-newnan-wednesday |title=Two productions filming in downtown Newnan Wednesday |work=Newnan Times-Herald |date=March 24, 2017 |access-date=August 10, 2018}}</ref> *''Zombieland'' (2009) *''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1'' (2014) *''The Founder'' (2016) *''The House with a Clock in Its Walls'' (2018) *''Lovecraft Country'' (2019) *''Jumanji: The Next Level'' (2019) was filmed in Newnan where fake snow was sprayed all over downtown Newnan to have the effect of a winter storm. The filming of the movie occurred in the present business named Rock Salt Milk Bar which was named Nora's Diner in the movie.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dennis|first1=Ryan|title= Filming for 'Jumanji 2' starring Dwayne Johnson kicks off in Newnan with snow scene|url= https://www.11alive.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/the-a-scene/filming-for-jumanji-starring-dwayne-johnson-two-kicks-off-in-newnan-with-snow-scene/85-fae6d6c6-0de2-405f-8cc1-dd2e18a7f020|website=www.11alive.com/|date=February 5, 2019 |publisher=11Alive News |access-date=October 1, 2024}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://newnanga.gov/ City of Newnan official website] *{{Cite Collier's|wstitle=Newnan|short=x}} *{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Newnan|short=x}}

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