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Welcome to Newton County ...

Time Zone: Newton County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Kentland is the Seat for Newton County.

Newton County was founded December 8, 1859 and was created by taking area from Jasper County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Newton had a population of 13,984 people. This is a decrease of 1.75% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,233 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Newton represented 0.22% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Newton County:

  • Brook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brook is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <2>
  • Goodland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kentland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Morocco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Morocco is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morocco <2>
  • Mount Ayr
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mount Ayr is located in Newton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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