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New Albany is a town/city in Union County, Mississippi, United States.
New Albany is the governmental center of county of Union County. New Albany was first organized in 1840 at the site of a grist foundry and saw foundry on the Tallahatchie River and was advanced as a river port.
New Albany is the place of birth of author William Faulkner as well as Eli Whiteside and Bettie Wilson and the adopted home of Morris Futorian, father of the Northeast Mississippi furniture industry.
As of 2010 New Albany has a populace of 8,526 and is known for its education system, well-educated workforce force and strong work ethic.
Union County was formed from parts of neighboring Lee, Pontotoc, and Tippah Counties in 1870, with New Albany designated as county seat.
The city's new part as a center of government led to renewed economic activity.
Citizens' accomplishments in the late 1880s to secure a barns through New Albany were rewarded with two barns s connecting the improve to points north, south, east and west.
New Albany is positioned at 34 29 32 N 89 0 34 W (34.492237, -89.009448). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 17.1 square miles (44 km2), of which 17.0 square miles (44 km2) is territory and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.35%) is water.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $28,730, and the median income for a family was $38,750.
The town/city of New Albany is served by the New Albany School District and is the locale of a satellite ground of Northeast Mississippi Community College positioned at 301 North Street.
New Albany is bisected by Interstate 22 (US Highway 78).
New Albany is connected to Ripley in the North and Pontotoc to the South by State Highway 15.
Highway 30 joins New Albany and Oxford to the West and Booneville to the Northeast, although when traveling from Oxford towards Booneville an alternate route must be taken inside the town/city limits.
New Albany is served by BNSF Railway (formerly St.
Louis San Francisco Railway) and the Ripley and New Albany Railroad (formerly Gulf, Mobile and Ohio).
New Albany was once a stop for Gulf, Mobile and Ohio's famous "Rebel" streamlined passenger train.
Municipalities and communities of Union County, Mississippi, United States County seat: New Albany New Albany
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