Newsoms is a town in

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, United States. The population was 282 at the 2000 census.

History

Sunnyside was listed on the

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in 1982.

Geography

Newsoms is located at (36.627714, −77.126695). According to the

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, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 282 people, 124 households, and 77 families living in the town. The

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was 559.1 people per square mile (217.8/km²). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 279.5 per square mile (108.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 54.96%

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and 45.04%

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. There were 124 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.90. In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 74.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $26,250, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $18,125 for females. The

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for the town was $16,633. About 9.7% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the

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, including 11.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 24.4% of those 65 or over.

Notable residents

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(1816–1870) was born here

References

External links

Newsoms Volunteer Fire Department

Newsoms Peanut Shop

Turtle Creek Horse Transportation
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