New Johnsonville, Tennessee
| New Johnsonville, Tennessee | |
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| City | |
 Location of New Johnsonville, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 36°1′9″N 87°58′3″W / 36.01917°N 87.96750°WCoordinates: 36°1′9″N 87°58′3″W / 36.01917°N 87.96750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Humphreys |
| Incorporated | 1949 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.1 sq mi (18.3 km2) |
| • Land | 5.6 sq mi (14.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (3.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 1,913 |
| • Density | 340.6/sq mi (131.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 37134 |
| Area code(s) | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-52820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1295581 |
| Website | http://www.cityofnewjohnsonville.com |
New Johnsonville is a city in Humphreys County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,905 at the 2000 census and 1,913 in 2013.
The history of New Johnsonville is rooted in the town of Johnsonville, which was once situated on the Tennessee River about three miles downstream. Johnsonville, named for Andrew Johnson, was most notably the site of the Battle of Johnsonville during the Civil War. Although Johnsonville was inundated by the Tennessee Valley Authority's construction of Kentucky Dam in 1944, many of its residents moved to the current site of New Johnsonville, which was incorporated in 1949.
New Johnsonville is located at 36°1′9″N 87°58′3″W / 36.01917°N 87.96750°W (36.019087, -87.967619).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18 km2), of which, 5.6 square miles (15 km2) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) of it (20.93%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,905 people, 747 households, and 578 families residing in the city. The population density is 340.6 people per square mile (131.6/km²). There are 861 housing units at an average density of 154.0 per square mile (59.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 97.43% White, 1.26% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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