Newton County, Missouri

administration
Newton County Courthouse
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Neosho
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 101 South Wood Street Neosho, MO 64850-1820
Foundation :	1838
Area code :	001 417
Demographics
Residents :	58,114 (2010)
Population density :	35.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1623 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

The Newton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 58,114 residents and a population density of 35.8 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Neosho , which was named after the Indian expression for clear, cold water .

geography

The Shoal Creek in Newton County

The county is located almost in the extreme southwest of Missouri in the Ozarks and borders Oklahoma and Kansas to the west ; to the south, Arkansas is about 35 km away.

It has an area of 1623 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometer is water.

Shoal Creek flows through Newton County from southeast to northwest .

The following neighboring counties border Newton County:

Cherokee County, Kansas	Jasper County	Lawrence County
Ottawa County (Oklahoma)
	McDonald County	Barry County

history

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	3790	-
1850	4268	12.6%
1860	9319	118.3%
1870	12,821	37.6%
1880	18,947	47.8%
1890	22,108	16.7%
1900	27.001	22.1%
1910	27,136	0.5%
1920	24,886	-8.3%
1930	26,959	8.3%
1940	29,039	7.7%
1950	28,240	-2.8%
1960	30.093	6.6%
1970	32.901	9.3%
1980	40,555	23.3%
1990	44,445	9.6%
2000	52,636	18.4%
2010	58.114	10.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Newton County was formed in 1838. It was named after John Newton (1755-1780), a hero and officer in the American Revolutionary War .

There is a national monument in the county , the George Washington Carver National Monument . Twelve buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 3, 2018).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Newton County had 58,114 people in 21,618 households. The population density was 35.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.63 people lived in each of the 21,618 households.

The racial the population was composed of 91.3 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 2.3 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.7 percent of the population.

25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.4 percent were 65 years or older. 50.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 41,163 USD . The per capita income was $ 20,832. 16.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Newton County localities

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 mostly in Jasper County}

structure

Newton County is divided into 14 townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Benton Township	681	29-04744
Berwick Township	378	29-05032
Buffalo Township	2149	29-09586
Dayton Township	1605	29-18622
Five Mile Township	4073	29-24346
Franklin Township	1795	29-25696
Granby Township	4595	29-28126

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Marion Township	3787	29-46118
Neosho Township	18,039	29-51590
Newtonia Township	788	29-52310
Seneca Township	3474	29-66692
Shoal Creek Township	12,829	29-67610
Van Buren Township	1374	29-75616
West Benton Township	2547	29-78568

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 758527. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Newton County, MO ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 11, 2012 @1@ 2

↑ ^a ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 11, 2012

^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011

^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011

↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Missouri . National Park Service , accessed February 3, 2018.

↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 3, 2018.

↑ Missouri Census Data Center ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 11, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

Commons : Newton County, Missouri - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

36.91 -94.33Coordinates: 36 ° 55 ′ N , 94 ° 20 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 758527. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).