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Welcome to Newton ...The city of Newton is located in Jasper County<1> and is the County Seat for Jasper County. The location of Newton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Newton: NU-tuhn<3> Newton was established in 1835. When the people of Newton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Newtonian<4> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Newton has a population of 2,863 people<5> (see below for details). The community of Newton is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<6>. Time Zone: Newton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Newton (for example, toward Merom (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). The telephone area code for Newton: (618) The ZIP code for Newton: 62448<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Newton had an population of 2,863 people. This is an increase of 0.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.71% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Newton had a population of 2,849 people (or 29.38% of the total population of Jasper County). This makes Newton the county's most populous community. The population of Newton represents 0.02% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 433rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,849 people, the population of Newton decreased 7.17% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,069 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Newton. Communities Also Named Newton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 50 communities that are also named Newton - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah (2), Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newton. Communities near Newton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Newton.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Newton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Newton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Newton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Newton. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Newton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Newton ...Looking for more information about Newton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Newton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Newton. Adding Newton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Newton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Newton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Newton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Newton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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