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Population (year 2000): 3,069. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,038 (-1.0% change)
Males: 1,409 (45.9%), Females: 1,660 (54.1%)
Jasper County
Zip code:
62448
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $30,280 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,200 (year 2000)
Races in Newton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (35.2%), Irish (10.5%),
United States (10.0%), English (8.4%), French (5.2%), Dutch
(1.3%).
Elevation: 535 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newton
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newton city
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 9.6%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -158 (-4.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Newton:
- RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; OLNEY,
IL)
- CRAWFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
ROBINSON, IL)
- ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
EFFINGHAM, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newton:
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 34 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- MOUNT VERNON (about 67 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 68
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newton:
- OLNEY-NOBLE (about 19 miles; OLNEY-NOBLE, IL; ID:
OLY)
- CASEY MUNI (about 25 miles; CASEY, IL; ID: 1H8)
- PERCIVAL SPRINGS (about 26 miles; WATSON, IL; ID:
2T2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newton:
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 37 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; VINCENNES, IN;
FT enrollment: 6,201)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 60
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 78 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 78
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
Public primary/middle schools in Newton:
- NEWTON COMM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 621;
Location: 201 WEST END AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
- NEWTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 292; Location:
101 MAXWELL ST; Grades: 02 - 06)
- JASPER CO JR HIGH (Students: 252; Location:
101 MAXWELL ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- SAFE SCHOOL ROE 12 JASPER COUNTY (Location:
108 S VAN BUREN; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Newton:
- ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE ELEM SCH (Students:
148; Location: 306 W JOURDAN ST BOX 26; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Newton:
- NEWTON P.L. (Operating income: $69,068;
Location: 100 S VAN BUREN; 17,538 books; 157 audio
materials; 65 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)
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