Newton (Iowa)

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Newton
The Beaux Arts style built Jasper County Courthouse in Newton, listed in the NRHP since 1981 [1]
Located in the Beaux-Arts style built Jasper County Courthouse in Newton, since 1981 NRHP listed
Location in Iowa
Jasper County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Newton Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1846 (created)
1857 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Jasper County
Coordinates : 41 ° 42 ′  N , 93 ° 3 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 42 ′  N , 93 ° 3 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 15,254 (status: 2010)
599,789 (status: 2013)
Population density : 526.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 28.98 km 2  (approx. 11 mi 2 )
Height : 291 m
Postal code : 50208
Area code : +1 641
FIPS : 19-56505
GNIS ID : 459514
Website : newtongov.org
Mayor : Michael L. Hansen
IowaSpeedwayJune2007.jpg
The Iowa Speedway racetrack in Newton

Newton is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Jasper County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Newton had 15,254 residents, the number of which had decreased to 15,136 by 2013.

Newton is part of the metropolitan area around Iowa's capital Des Moines .

geography

Newton is located in the southeastern center of Iowa, in the eastern suburbs of Des Moines. The city is about 130 km north of the border with the neighboring state of Missouri . Around 200 km east of Newton, the Mississippi forms the border between Iowa and Illinois ; the Missouri River border with Nebraska runs around 270 km to the west.

The geographical coordinates of Newton are 41 ° 41'59 "north latitude and 93 ° 02'53" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​28.98 km² and is mainly located in the Newton Township . The urban area extends to smaller parts into the Palo Alto Township and the Buena Vista Township .

Neighboring towns of Newton are Kellogg (15.1 km east), Reasnor (16.3 km south-southeast), Monroe (22.5 km south), Prairie City (16.8 km south-west), Colfax (20.4 km west), Mingo (14.8 miles west-northwest) and Baxter (13.7 miles northwest).

Des Moines city center is 35 miles west-southwest. The closest other major cities are the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and St. Paul ) in Minnesota (430 km north), Rochester in Minnesota (322 km northeast), Waterloo (144 km northeast), Cedar Rapids (158 km east-northeast), Iowas earlier Capital Iowa City (135 km east), the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois (219 km in the same direction), Chicago in Illinois (487 km also east), Peoria in Illinois (377 km east-southeast), Illinois' capital Springfield (452 km southeast), St. Louis in Missouri (521 km south-southeast), Columbia in Missouri (362 km south), Kansas City in Missouri (366 km south-southwest), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (278 km west-southwest), Nebraska's capital city, Lincoln (363 km in the same direction), Sioux City (348 km west northwest), and South Dakota's largest city Sioux Falls (496 km northwest).

traffic

The Interstate Highway 80 , which is the shortest route from Des Moines to Iowa City here, the direction east-west runs in through the south of the urban area of Newton. At the same time, US Highway  6 runs through the center of Newton as the main road. The north-south Iowa Highway  14 runs through the west of the city. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

An Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) line runs from Des Moines to Mississippi and runs through the Newton metropolitan area. An IAIS freight yard is located on the northeastern city limits.

With the Newton Municipal Airport there is a small airfield in the southwest of the city. The nearest commercial airport is Des Moines International Airport, 65 km west-southwest .

Iowa Speedway

The Iowa Speedway is located in the southwest of the city of Newton, an oval course racetrack with 30,000 spectator seats, where several races of national NASCAR racing series take place every year.

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1860 1617 -
1870 1983 22.6%
1880 2607 31.5%
1890 2564 -1.6%
1900 3682 43.6%
1910 4616 25.4%
1920 6627 43.6%
1930 11,560 74.4%
1940 10,462 -9.5%
1950 11,723 12.1%
1960 15,381 31.2%
1970 15,619 1.5%
1980 15,292 -2.1%
1990 14,789 -3.3%
2000 15,579 5.3%
2010 15,254 -2.1%
2013 estimate 15,136 -0.8%
1900-2000 2010-2013

population

According to the 2010 census , Newton had 15,254 people in 6,668 households. The population density was 526.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.24 people lived in each of the 6668 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.7 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.6 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.

22.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.3 percent were 65 years or older. 52.2 percent of the population were female.

The average annual income for a household was 44,115  USD . The per capita income was $ 23,870. 17.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000249.Retrieved February 25, 2015
  2. ↑ Business Record - Metro population Expands West - Census Bureau Accessed on 25 February 2015
  3. ↑ City of Newton - Mayor.Retrieved February 25, 2015
  4. ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved February 25, 2015
  5. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on February 25, 2015
  6. ↑ AirNav.com - Newton Municipal Airport Accessed on February 25, 2015
  7. ^ Iowa Data Center. Retrieved February 25, 2015

Web links

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