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Population (year 2000): 12,560. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,016 (+3.6% change)
Males: 6,011 (47.9%), Females: 6,549 (52.1%)
Catawba County
Zip code:
28658
Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $36,696 (year 2000)
Median house value: $83,900 (year 2000)
Races in Newton:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.4%)
- Black (12.3%)
- Hispanic (9.5%)
- Other race (4.6%)
- Other Asian (2.7%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (16.4%), United States
(15.8%), Irish (7.1%), English (5.5%), Scottish (2.4%),
Scotch-Irish (2.0%).
Elevation: 969 feet
Land area: 13.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newton
- High school or higher: 70.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newton city
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 53.4%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 8.9%
8.8% Foreign born (7.3% Latin America, 1.3%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,323 (+11.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Newton:
- CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles;
HICKORY, NC)
- FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles;
HICKORY, NC)
- LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; LINCOLNTON,
NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newton:
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 12 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 38 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 77 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newton:
- WILSON'S (about 9 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID: E40)
- LANEYS (about 11 miles; MAIDEN, NC; ID: N92)
- LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 15 miles;
LINCOLNTON, NC; ID: IPJ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newton:
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles;
HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DALLAS, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,473)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 43
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; BOONE,
NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
Public high schools in Newton:
- FRED T FOARD HIGH (Students: 1,222; Location:
3407 PLATEAU ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NEWTON-CONOVER HIGH (Students: 825; Location:
338 W 15TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Newton:
- BALLS CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 876;
Location: 2620 BALLS CREEK ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- BLACKBURN ELEMENTARY (Students: 679;
Location: 4377 W NC 10 HWY; Grades: KG - 06)
- NEWTON-CONOVER MIDDLE (Students: 670;
Location: 221 W 26TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- STARTOWN ELEMENTARY (Students: 650; Location:
4119 STARTOWN ROAD; Grades: PK - 06)
- JACOBS FORK MIDDLE (Students: 608; Location:
3431 PLATEAU ROAD; Grades: 07 - 08)
- THORNTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 375; Location:
301 W 18TH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- SOUTH NEWTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 324;
Location: 306 WEST 1ST STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Newton:
- MONTESSORI CHILD HOUSE OF NEWT (Students: 37;
Location: 935 E 11TH ST; Grades: PK - 2)
Library in Newton:
- CATAWBA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,851,636; Location: 115 WEST C STREET; 173,643 books;
4,221 audio materials; 8,775 video materials; 571 serial
subscriptions)
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