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Population (year 2000): 17,190. Estimated
population in July 2005: 18,229 (+6.0% change)
Males: 8,296 (48.3%), Females: 8,894 (51.7%)
Harvey County
Zip code:
67114
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $38,236 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,200 (year 2000)
Races in Newton:
- White Non-Hispanic (82.3%)
- Hispanic (12.7%)
- Other race (6.8%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- Black (2.3%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (31.8%), United States
(9.3%), English (9.3%), Irish (8.0%), Dutch (3.6%), French
(3.2%).
Elevation: 1448 feet
Land area: 9.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newton
- High school or higher: 83.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newton city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 11.7%
5.3% Foreign born (3.7% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia, 0.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +382 (+2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Newton:
- NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER (600 MEDICAL CENTER DR
PO BOX 308)
- PRAIRIE VIEW INC (1901 E FIRST STREET PO BOX
467)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Newton:
- HERTLER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
HALSTEAD, KS)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS)
- GALICHIA HEART HOSPITAL LLC (about 22 miles;
WICHITA, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newton:
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 29 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 30 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID:
IAB)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 35 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newton:
- NEWTON-CITY-COUNTY (about 6 miles; NEWTON, KS; ID:
EWK)
- MOUNDRIDGE MUNI (about 16 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS; ID:
47K)
- MAIZE (about 22 miles; WICHITA/MAIZE/, KS; ID: 70K)
Amtrak station:
NEWTON (5TH & MAIN STS.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi
service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newton:
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; WICHITA,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Public high school in Newton:
- NEWTON SR HIGH (Students: 1,148; Location:
900 WEST 12TH; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high schools in Newton:
- PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL (Students: 98; Location:
P O BOX 467; Grades: KG - 12)
- NEWTON CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 44;
Location: 224 NORTHWEST 60TH STREET; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Newton:
- SLATE CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 500;
Location: 901 EAST 4TH; Grades: KG - 05)
- CHISHOLM MIDDLE (Students: 439; Location: 900
E FIRST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SUNSET ELEM (Students: 415; Location: 619
BOYD; Grades: KG - 05)
- SANTA FE MIDDLE (Students: 411; Location: 130
W BROADWAY; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH BREEZE ELEM (Students: 356; Location:
1020 OLD MAIN; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTHRIDGE ELEM (Students: 320; Location:
1900 WINDSOR DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- EBY LEARNING CENTER I (Students: 34;
Location: 900 WEST BROADWAY; Grades: 09 - 11)
- EBY LEARNING CENTER II (Students: 24;
Location: 900 WEST BROADWAY; Grades: 04 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Newton:
- ST MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 210;
Location: 101 EAST NINTH ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- NEWTON BIBLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 159;
Location: 900 OLD MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Newton:
- NEWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$607,828; Location: 720 N. OAK; 89,545 books; 2,891
audio materials; 2,510 video materials; 316 serial
subscriptions)
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