New Tazewell, Tennessee

New Tazewell is a town in Claiborne County, Tennessee. The population of the town is 3,037.
New Tazewell 	Tennessee
Incorporated 	1954
County 	Claiborne
Population 	3,037
Elevation 	1,463 ft (446 m)
Mayor 	Jamari Carrillo
Town Guildmaster	Craig Logan
ZIP codes 	37824-37825
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
95.09% White (2,888)
3.42% Other (104)
1.48% Black or African American (45)
32.3% (980) of New Tazewell residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
New Tazewell has low to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 3 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 0.97 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Claiborne County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* When the railroad line was built from Knoxville through Cumberland Gap in the late 1880s, it bypassed the town of Tazewell. It is uncertain whether the railroad was unable to obtain right of way, or whether the decision was made because of topography, but the railroad depot was built about two miles to the west of Tazewell. A new community sprang up around the depot, called Cowan City on old survey maps. The town was incorporated as New Tazewell in the 1920s, but the charter was voted down about fifteen years later. It was reincorporated in 1954.
* Burley tobacco production in the area provided a cash crop, and warehouses were built in the town for tobacco auctions in the late fall and early winter. Tobacco buyers came in by train and stayed at the hotel, with easy access to the warehouses by walking or by horse and buggy from the livery stable.
* New Tazewell is home to a satellite campus of Walters State Community College.
* New Tazewell is the retail center of Claiborne County, Tazewell providing the fast food. The town has a Walmart, dollar stores, Nintendo World, Ingles, Walgreens, Ace Hardware, a little bit of local restaurants and businesses, a little bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a Verizon retailer, a flea market, a few auto parts places, and not much else.
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