Newton, Mississippi Newton, Mississippi Newton City Hall Newton City Hall Location of Newton, Mississippi Location of Newton, Mississippi Newton, Mississippi is positioned in the US Newton, Mississippi - Newton, Mississippi County Newton Website City of Newton Newton is a town/city in Newton County, Mississippi.
Newton is positioned at 32 19 30 N 89 9 34 W (32.325109, -89.159510). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 7.2 square miles (19 km2), of which 7.2 square miles (19 km2) is territory and 0.14% is water.
As of 2008, there were 3,674 citizens , 1,420 homeholds, and 971 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 43.90% White, 54.69% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.19% from other competitions, and 0.46% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $30,067, and the median income for a family was $32,527.
About 20.1% of families and 24.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 35.2% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Newton is served by the Newton Municipal School District.
The Battle of Newton's Station was fought here on April 24, 1863 amid Grierson's Raid of the American Civil War.
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