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New Hope, Tennessee
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Location of New Hope in Marion County, Tennessee.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Marion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.4 sq mi (26.9 km2) |
| • Land | 10.3 sq mi (26.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 715 ft (218 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 987 |
| • Density | 101.1/sq mi (39.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
37380
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| Area code(s) | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-52780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1310070 |
New Hope is a town in Marion County, Tennessee, United States. The population is 987. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN–GA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Originally known as Antioch, New Hope incorporated in 1974 to avoid an annexation attempt by South Pittsburg, which most of the new city's residents opposed. The name "New Hope" was taken from a local church and cemetery.
Geography
New Hope is located at 35°0′0″N 85°39′12″W / 35.00000°N 85.65333°W (35.000112, -85.653332). The city occupies the south side of a U-shaped bend of the Tennessee River, mostly downstream from Nickajack Dam. The city's municipal boundary stretches southward to the Tennessee-Alabama state line. South Pittsburg lies across the river to the west, Kimball and Jasper lie across the river to the north, and Nickajack Lake lies to the east. State Route 156 spans New Hope from east-to-west, connecting the city with U.S. Route 72 in South Pittsburg and Interstate 24 near Haletown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.4 square miles (27 km2), of which 10.3 square miles (27 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.58%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 681 | — | |
| 1990 | 854 | 25.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,043 | 22.1% | |
| 2010 | 1,082 | 3.7% | |
| 2020 | 987 | −8.8% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 915 | 92.71% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2 | 0.2% |
| Native American | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian | 7 | 0.71% |
| Other/Mixed | 59 | 5.98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 0.2% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 987 people, 361 households, and 231 families residing in the city.
Culture
Author William Least Heat-Moon mentions New Hope, Tennessee in Blue Highways: A Journey into America', published in 1982 by Little, Brown and Company, chronicling the author's 12000-mile trip in remote places around the United States. Festival Opera presented Carlisle Floyd’s “Susannah,” July 12 and 14, 2019, at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA. .....
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Points of interest
Nickajack Dam is located on the eastern edge of New Hope near Hwy 156 on the Tennessee River. It is a hydroelectric facility with four generating units with a summer net dependable capacity of 107 megawatts.
New Hope is home to the Maple View Public Use Area, located adjacent to Nickajack Cave Wildlife Refuge and home to federally endangered bats. In one evening in June 2019, representatives from Tennessee Valley Authority and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency counted 97,026 bats leaving to feed and returning to the cave. Chattanooga Guided Adventures operates a dusk kayak tour from Maple View to the cave daily between March and October.
New Hope is also home to the Shrine of Our Lady Virgin of the Poor, built by Benedictine monks in 1982 for spiritual contemplation and open to anyone of any faith. The Shrine is located on a 600 acre farm in New Hope and opens from sunrise to sunset every day. It is a replica of the shrine in Banneaux, Belgium and includes a lovely chapel, statuary, stations of the Cross, a small outdoor meeting area, a covered picnic area, a columbarium, and restrooms. New Hope is home to two protestant churches, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church and Pine Grove Baptist Church. There are three cemeteries, the New Hope Cemetery, the Kozelichki Memorial Wall, and the historic McDaniel-Moore Cemetery.
Economy
New Hope is home to several large manufacturing and distribution facilities, including Colonial Chemical, Inc. and Lodge Manufacturing Co. Colonial Chemical, Inc. hosts a quarterly TDOT litter pick-up along a two-mile stretch of Highway 156. A $500,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant will assist with the construction of a rail spur to provide rail service into Nickajack Port Industrial Park in New Hope and enable Colonial Chemical Inc. to move forward with its planned expansion. Groundbreaking for this project was held at Colonial Chemical on April 15, 2022.
In March 2023, it was announced that Red Moon Development, an Arizona-based RV park developer, has shown interest in building a 250 to 400 space facility alongside the Tennessee River, north of Highway 156. A petition critical to rezoning this property for commercial use was circulated among New Hope residents to be presented at a future Town Hall meeting. On July 4, 2023, it was announced that the property for the RV park was "back on the market," indicating that the developer's plans to purchase the land have ceased.
See also
In Spanish: New Hope (Tennessee) para niños
