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Population (year 2000): 15,579. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,607 (+0.2% change)
Males: 7,415 (47.6%), Females: 8,164 (52.4%)
Jasper County
Zip code:
50208
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $40,345 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,700 (year 2000)
Races in Newton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (27.5%), Irish (11.8%),
United States (10.4%), English (10.1%), Dutch (10.1%), Norwegian
(3.8%).
Elevation: 954 feet
Land area: 10.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newton
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newton city
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 10.7%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +698 (+4.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Newton:
- SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER (204 NORTH FOURTH AVENUE
EAST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Newton:
- PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 22 miles; PELLA,
IA)
- GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
GRINNELL, IA)
- MARSHALLTOWN MEDICAL & SURGICAL CENTER (about 26
miles; MARSHALLTOWN, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newton:
- DES MOINES INTL (about 44 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 60 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- WATERLOO MUNI (about 74 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newton:
- NEWTON MUNI (about 4 miles; NEWTON, IA; ID: TNU)
- SULLY MUNI (about 18 miles; SULLY, IA; ID: 8C2)
- GRINNELL REGIONAL (about 22 miles; GRINNELL, IA; ID:
GGI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newton:
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; AMES, IA;
Full-time enrollment: 24,473)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WATERLOO,
IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 74 miles; CEDAR
FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
Public high schools in Newton:
- NEWTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 987;
Location: 800 E 4TH ST SO; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BASICS AND BEYOND ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
(Students: 89; Location: 600 N 2ND AVE WEST; Grades: 09
- 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Newton:
- BERG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 543; Location:
1900 N 5TH AVE EAST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- BERG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 466;
Location: 1900 N 5TH AVE EAST; Grades: KG - 06)
- WOODROW WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
331; Location: 801 S 8TH AVE WEST; Grades: KG - 06)
- EMERSON HOUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
316; Location: 700 N 4TH AVE EAST; Grades: PK - 06)
- THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 309;
Location: 103 THOMAS JEFFERSON ROA; Grades: KG - 06)
- AURORA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
299; Location: 310 E 23RD ST SO; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Newton:
- NEWTON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 64;
Location: 703 EAST 11TH STREET NORTH; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Newton:
- NEWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$405,135; Location: 100 N. 3RD AVE W., PO BOX 746;
68,101 books; 3,740 audio materials; 1,512 video
materials; 198 serial subscriptions)
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