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Population (year 2000): 2,459. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,351 (-4.4% change)
Males: 1,387 (56.4%), Females: 1,072 (43.6%)
Newton County
Zip code:
75966
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $26,667 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,200 (year 2000)
Races in Newton:
- White Non-Hispanic (54.2%)
- Black (31.6%)
- Hispanic (12.3%)
- Other race (6.0%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Asian Indian (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.2%), English
(6.0%), Irish (5.2%), French (4.4%), German (2.5%), Subsaharan
African (1.7%).
Elevation: 182 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newton
- High school or higher: 73.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 9.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newton city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 7.1%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 9.9%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +514 (+26.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Newton:
- CHRISTUS JASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
JASPER, TX)
- DICKERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; JASPER,
TX)
- SABINE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; HEMPHILL,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newton:
- POLK AAF (about 42 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 62 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 63 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newton:
- NEWTON MUNI (about 3 miles; NEWTON, TX; ID: 61R)
- KIRBYVILLE (about 19 miles; KIRBYVILLE, TX; ID: T12)
- JASPER COUNTY-BELL FIELD (about 20 miles; JASPER,
TX; ID: JAS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newton:
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 63 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 78
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 78 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 104
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 112 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
Public high school in Newton:
- NEWTON H S (Students: 375; Location: 414 N
MAIN STEET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Newton:
- NEWTON EL (Students: 633; Location: 414 N
MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- NEWTON MIDDLE (Students: 300; Location: 414 N
MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NEWTON CO SP ED CO-OP (Location: 414 N MAIN
ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Library in Newton:
- NEWTON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $82,490; Location: 212 HIGH ST; 12,685 books;
1,330 audio materials; 693 video materials; 27 serial
subscriptions)
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