Editing Newton, Kansas

{{Short description|City in Harvey County, Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Newton, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]] and [[County seat]]

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|image_skyline            = Newton City Hall, Kansas.jpg
|image_caption            = Newton City Hall at 201 E 6th St (2006)
|image_flag               = Flag of Newton, Kansas.svg
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|map_caption              = Location within [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Harvey Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kansas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Newton Township, Harvey County, Kansas|Newton]]

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|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1871
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        =
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1872, 1880
|named_for                = [[Newton, Massachusetts]]

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|government_type          =
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Leroy Koehn {{cn|date=September 2023}}
|leader_title1            = [[City Manager]]
|leader_name1             = Kelly McElroy {{cn|date=September 2023}}

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|area_total_sq_mi         = 14.57
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 18602
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|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 67114
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 316|316]]
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|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 485629<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|485629}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://www.newtonkansas.com/|newtonkansas.com}}
}}

'''Newton''' is a [[city]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Harvey County, Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 18,602.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Newton, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2050475 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112014335/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2050475 |archive-date=November 12, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Census-2020-QF">{{cite web |title=QuickFacts; Newton, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newtoncitykansas/POP010220 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824212548/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newtoncitykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 24, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>  Newton is located {{convert|25|mi|km|0}} north of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]].  The city of [[North Newton, Kansas|North Newton]]. located immediately north, exists as a separate political entity.  Newton is located at the intersection of [[Interstate 135]], [[U.S. Route 50 in Kansas|U.S. Route 50]], and [[U.S. Route 81 in Kansas|U.S. Route 81]] highways.

==History==
{{See also|History of Kansas}}

===19th century===
[[File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Harvey County.png|thumb|left|A 1915 railroad map of [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]]]]
[[File:Newton Milling & Elevator Company - photo - 00066249.jpg|thumb|left|1905 Warkentin Mill]]

For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. In 1803, most of [[History of Kansas|modern Kansas]] was secured by the United States as part of the [[Louisiana Purchase]]. In 1854, the [[Kansas Territory]] was organized, then in 1861, [[Kansas]] became the 34th [[U.S. state]]. In 1872, Harvey County was founded.

In 1871, the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] extended a main line from [[Emporia, Kansas|Emporia]] westward to Newton by July 1871.<ref name="Santa Fe Rail History">[http://kansasheritage.org/research/rr/santafe.html Santa Fe Rail History]</ref> The town soon became an important railroad shipping point of Texas cattle.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n357 367]}}</ref>

The city was founded in 1871 and named after [[Newton, Massachusetts]], home of some of the Santa Fe stockholders.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hchm.org/History.html |title=Harvey County History |access-date=2012-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207072924/http://www.hchm.org/History.html |archive-date=2012-02-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In August 1871, the [[Gunfight at Hide Park]] occurred, in which eight men were killed. The incident began with an argument between two local lawmen, [[Billy Bailey (Gunfight at Hide Park)|Billy Bailey]] and [[Mike McCluskie]]. Because of this incident, Newton became known as "bloody and lawless—the wickedest city in the west."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/2097/15686/JessicaSmith2013.pdf|first=Jessica|last=Smith|publisher=[[Kansas State University]]|title=Morality and Money: A Look at how the Respectable Community Battled the Sporting Community over Prostitution in Kansas Cowtowns, 1867-1885|year=2013}}</ref>

In 1872, the western terminal for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the railhead for the [[Chisholm Trail]] were established here.  Shortly after incorporation of the city in 1872, the Newton city council passed an ordinance prohibiting the running-at-large of buffalo and other wild animals.<ref>[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/208628 Route of the Chisholm cattle trail in Kansas; Kansas Historical Society, 1960s.]</ref>

===20th century===
[[File:Kansas - Newton - NARA - 23940237 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|View of the main street, 1920s]]
During [[World War II]], the [[Newton City/County Airport|Newton airport]] was taken over by the [[US Navy]] as a secondary [[Naval Air Station]], and the main runway was extended to over {{convert|7000|ft|m}}.

Newton served as the Middle Division dispatching headquarters for the "Santa Fe" until the mid-1980s, when all dispatching for the [[Chicago]] to [[Los Angeles]] system was centralized in the Chicago area. In 1995, the Santa Fe merged with the [[Burlington Northern Railroad]], and is now known as the [[BNSF Railway]]. The BNSF continues to be a large industrial taxpayer, although its impact as an employer has decreased in the past decade.

===21st century===
On February 25, 2016, Newton was the site of the first of several related shooting incidents, which culminated in [[Hesston shootings|a mass shooting]] at an Excel Industries building in nearby [[Hesston, Kansas|Hesston]] that left three people dead and 12 others injured.<ref name=KWCH>{{cite web|url=http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/police-responding-to-shooting-at-excel-industries-in-hesston/38197242|title=Excel Industries shooter identified as Cedric Ford|work=KWCH|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 25, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226090216/http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/police-responding-to-shooting-at-excel-industries-in-hesston/38197242|archive-date=February 26, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/02/25/kansas-gunman-kills-as-many-as-four-people-injures-up-to-20-others-sheriff-says/|title=Kansas gunman kills three people and injures 14 people, sheriff says|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 25, 2016|first1=Mark|last1=Berman|first2=Michael E.|last2=Miller}}</ref> The shooter, identified as Excel employee Cedric Larry Ford, was then killed by a responding police officer.<ref name="nbc">{{cite web|title=Gunman Among 4 Dead, 14 Hurt in Kansas Workplace Shooting|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Hesston-Kansas-Active-Shooter-Shelter-in-Place-370193601.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand|work=NBC New York|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 25, 2016}}</ref><ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|title=Multiple dead plus shooter after Kansas shootings; up to 20 injured|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/02/25/reports-2-dead-hesston-kansas-workplace-shooting/80954886/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=February 25, 2016|access-date=February 25, 2016|first=Melanie|last=Eversley}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.60|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

The city is in the central portion of the continental United States. [[U.S. Route 81 in Kansas|U.S. Highway 81]], also known as the [[Meridian Highway]], stretches from [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], [[Canada]], to [[Mexico City]], [[Mexico]], through Central and South America. It passes through Newton, Kansas, where it is known as Main Street. [[U.S. Route 50 in Kansas|U.S. Highway 50]] runs past the [[White House]] in Washington, DC, through Newton, Kansas, and continues on to [[Sacramento, California]].

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Newton has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=87357&cityname=Newton%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Newton, Kansas]</ref>

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|location = Newton, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 75
|Feb record high F = 85
|Mar record high F = 93
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 103
|Jun record high F = 112
|Jul record high F = 117
|Aug record high F = 115
|Sep record high F = 108
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 88
|Dec record high F = 81

|Jan avg record high F = 64.5
|Feb avg record high F = 70.0
|Mar avg record high F = 78.9
|Apr avg record high F = 85.2
|May avg record high F = 92.3
|Jun avg record high F = 97.9
|Jul avg record high F = 103.2
|Aug avg record high F = 101.8
|Sep avg record high F = 96.9
|Oct avg record high F = 88.7
|Nov avg record high F = 74.9
|Dec avg record high F = 64.3
|year avg record high F = 104.4

|Jan high F = 41.7
|Feb high F = 46.6
|Mar high F = 57.3
|Apr high F = 66.9
|May high F = 76.3
|Jun high F = 87.0
|Jul high F = 92.0
|Aug high F = 90.3
|Sep high F = 82.5
|Oct high F = 69.7
|Nov high F = 55.7
|Dec high F = 43.9
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|Jan mean F = 31.0
|Feb mean F = 35.2
|Mar mean F = 45.2
|Apr mean F = 54.9
|May mean F = 65.5
|Jun mean F = 76.0
|Jul mean F = 80.9
|Aug mean F = 79.0
|Sep mean F = 70.7
|Oct mean F = 57.7
|Nov mean F = 44.4
|Dec mean F = 33.9
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|Jan low F = 20.3
|Feb low F = 23.8
|Mar low F = 33.1
|Apr low F = 42.9
|May low F = 54.7
|Jun low F = 65.0
|Jul low F = 69.8
|Aug low F = 67.6
|Sep low F = 59.0
|Oct low F = 45.7
|Nov low F = 33.2
|Dec low F = 23.9
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|Jan avg record low F = 2.8
|Feb avg record low F = 6.3
|Mar avg record low F = 15.1
|Apr avg record low F = 26.7
|May avg record low F = 39.4
|Jun avg record low F = 52.3
|Jul avg record low F = 59.3
|Aug avg record low F = 56.8
|Sep avg record low F = 43.0
|Oct avg record low F = 28.6
|Nov avg record low F = 16.2
|Dec avg record low F = 7.0
|year avg record low F = -1.5

|Jan record low F = -20
|Feb record low F = -28
|Mar record low F = -7
|Apr record low F = 10
|May record low F = 23
|Jun record low F = 40
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 43
|Sep record low F = 29
|Oct record low F = 10
|Nov record low F = -4
|Dec record low F = -20

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.80
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.25
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.38
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.92
|May precipitation inch = 4.89
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.01
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.20
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.89
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.98
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.64
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.65
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.16
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|Feb precipitation days = 4.8
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|Apr precipitation days = 7.7
|May precipitation days = 9.7
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|Jul precipitation days = 8.3
|Aug precipitation days = 7.8
|Sep precipitation days = 6.4
|Oct precipitation days = 6.6
|Nov precipitation days = 4.9
|Dec precipitation days = 5.0
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|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Wichita
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==Demographics==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Newton Blue Sky.jpg|thumb|left|Blue Sky Sculpture, Centennial Park]] -->
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 2601
| 1890 = 5605
| 1900 = 6208
| 1910 = 7862
| 1920 = 9781
| 1930 = 11034
| 1940 = 11048
| 1950 = 11590
| 1960 = 14877
| 1970 = 15439
| 1980 = 16332
| 1990 = 16700
| 2000 = 17190
| 2010 = 19132
| 2020 = 18602
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 18251
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 30, 2014}}</ref><br />2010-2020<ref name="Census-2020-QF"/>
}}
Newton is included in the Wichita [[metropolitan statistical area]]<!-- (MSA) -->.  It is located in Harvey County, which is an agricultural and small manufacturing county with 34,361 people. Harvey County is part of a five-county metropolitan area with 650,000 people, the largest anchored in the state of Kansas. The major city in this metro area is Wichita, 20 miles to the south via I-135.

===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 18,602 people, 7,501 households, and 4,798 families in Newton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Newton%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 1,276.4 per square mile (492.8/km{{sup|2}}). The 8,256 housing units had an average density of 566.5 per square mile (218.7/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Newton%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web   |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The  [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] was 78.79% White (73.12% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic White]]), 2.53% Black or [[African American|African-American]], 1.01% Native American or [[Alaska Native]], 0.88% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander or [[Native Hawaiian]], 6.72% from other races, and 10.04% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Newton%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Hispanics or Latinos of any race was 17.77% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Newton%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 7,501 households, 29.4% had children under 18, 47.2% were married couples living together, and 27.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of households consisted of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.4 and the average family size was 3.0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Newton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percentage of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 21.5% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Newton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

The city's age distribution was 24.1% under 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 39.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females 18 and older, there were 106.8 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 five-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $56,729 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,501) and the median family income was $66,806 (+/- $5,072).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Newton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $41,413 (+/- $3,677) versus $29,782 (+/- $3,872) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $35,192 (+/- $2,644).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Newton%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 6.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.7% of those under 18 and 9.4% of those 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Newton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Newton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-03 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, 19,132 people, 7,584 households, and 5,045 families were living in the city.<ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=March 6, 2011}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>  The [[population density]] was {{convert|1518.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. The 8,237 housing units had an average density of {{convert|653.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 88.4% White, 2.2% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 4.7% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 16.3% of the population.

Of the 7,584 households, 33.1% had children under 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.5% were not families. About 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.01.

The median age in the city was 36.8 years, and the age distribution was 26.4% under 18; 7.9% from 18 to 24; 24.9% from 25 to 44; 25% from 45 to 64; and 15.9% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 17,190 people, 6,851 households, and 4,610 families were living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,794.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 7,277 housing units had an average density of {{convert|759.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 86.73% White, 2.30% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 6.84% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 12.73% of the population.

Of the 6,851 households, 31.9% had children under 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were not families. About 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city, the age distribution was 26.3% under 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,236, and for a family was $45,703. Males had a median income of $32,308 versus $21,906 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,529. About 5.1% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.7% of those under 18 and 5.6% of those 65 or over.

==Area attractions==
[[File:Warkentin House.jpg|thumb|1886 [[Warkentin House]] (2007)]]
[[Image:NewtonKSLibrary.jpg|thumb|Former [[Carnegie Library (Newton, Kansas)|Newton Carnegie Library]], now Harvey County Historical Society Library and Museum (1912 postcard)]]
*Harvey County Historical Society Library and Museum<ref>[http://www.hchm.org/ Harvey County Historical Society Library and Museum]</ref>
*Kauffman Museum<ref>[http://www.bethelks.edu/kauffman/ Kauffman Museum]</ref>
*[[Warkentin House]], a Victorian house museum.
*[[Mennonite Settler statue]]
*Blue Sky Sculpture, one of the Eight Wonders of Kansas Art<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kansassampler.org/8wondersofkansas-art/blue-sky-sculpture-newton-by-epp-corbett-snider | title=8 Wonders of Kansas Art &#124; Blue Sky Sculpture, Newton by Epp, Corbett, Snider Kansas Sampler Foundation }}</ref>
*Sand Creek Trail
*Carriage Factory Art Gallery<ref>[http://www.carriagefactoryartgallery.com Carriage Factory Art Gallery]</ref>
*[[Sand Creek Station Golf Course]],<ref>[http://sandcreekgolfclub.com Sand Creek Station Golf Course]</ref> an 18-hole public course, was ranked among 2006's best new public courses in America by ''[[Golf Digest]]''.

==Education==
[[Image:Nhs ks.jpg|thumb|right|[[Newton High School (Kansas)|Newton High School]] (2006)]]

===Primary and secondary education===
The community is served by [[Newton USD 373]] public school district. Newton [[Public school (government funded)|public schools]] consist of:

; High school
* [[Newton High School (Kansas)|Newton High School]]

; Intermediate schools
* Santa Fe 5/6 Center
* Chisholm Middle School

; Elementary
* Northridge Elementary
* Slate Creek Elementary
* South Breeze Elementary
* Sunset Elementary.

; Early education 
* Cooper Early Education

;Private
Newton has two kindergarten - grade-8 private schools:
* St. Mary's Catholic School<ref>[http://stmarynewton.org/ St. Mary's Catholic School]</ref>
* Newton Bible Christian School<ref>[http://www.newtonbible.org/nbcs Newton Bible Christian School.]</ref>

===College===
* [[Bethel College (Kansas)|Bethel College]] is located nearby in the city of [[North Newton, Kansas|North Newton]].
* [[Hutchinson Community College]] has a satellite campus at the Axtell Education Center, close to downtown.

==Media==
[[File:Newton, Kansas Railroad Savings and Loan Building.jpg|thumb|right|Railroad Savings and Loan Building, across street from rail depot (2018)]]

===Print media===
''The [[Newton Kansan]]'' ([[GateHouse Media]]) serves Newton and the surrounding area as the daily local newspaper. It is not published on Sundays or Mondays. ''[[The Wichita Eagle]]'' is the major newspaper for the region. ''Harvey County Now ''newspaper is also based in Newton and covers Harvey County.

===Radio===
*[[Amplitude modulation|AM]]
**[[KJRG]]-AM 950&nbsp;kHz, Christian talk
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*[[Frequency modulation|FM]]
**[[KKGQ]]-FM 92.3&nbsp;MHz, ESPN Wichita 92.3, sports programming
**[[KBCU]]-FM 88.1&nbsp;MHz - [[Bethel College (Kansas)]] - College events and jazz music
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===Television===
Newton is served by over-the-air [[ATSC]] [[digital television|digital TV]] of the Wichita-[[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]] viewing market area,<ref>[http://www.stationindex.com/tv/markets/Wichita-Hutchinson Wichita-Hutchinson TV market.]</ref> [[cable TV]] by [[Cox Communications]], and [[Satellite television|satellite TV]].  ''See ''[[Media in Wichita, Kansas]].

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[Image:Newton Depot.jpg|thumb|right|[[Newton (Amtrak station)|Newton Amtrak Depot]] at 414 N. Main St. (2006)]]
[[Image:Newton, Kansas.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Newton (looking north). Depot on right. (2006)]]
[[Image:Santa Fe Route Map 1891.jpg|thumb|300px|right|An [[Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway]] route map from 1891 issue of ''Grain Dealers and Shippers Gazetteer''.]]
{{See also|Newton (Amtrak station)}}
[[BNSF Railway]] passes through Newton for transportation and shipping. [[Amtrak]]'s [[Southwest Chief]] stops in Newton twice each day and provides passenger rail service towards [[Los Angeles]] and [[Chicago]].<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer/AM_Route_C/1241245650447/1237405732511 Amtrak - Southwest Chief route]</ref> The Amtrak station is located at 414 N Main St.<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=am/am2Station/Station_Hours_Popup&pAssetID=1229726269880&c=am2Station#S Amtrak - Newton Station]</ref>

Bus service is provided daily towards Wichita and [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]] by BeeLine Express (subcontractor of [[Greyhound Lines]]).<ref>[http://www.beeline-express.com/ BeeLine Express]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.greyhound.com/ |title=Greyhound Lines |access-date=2016-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906232014/https://www.greyhound.com/ |archive-date=2019-09-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While there is no local fixed-route transit service, Harvey Interurban provides [[dial-a-ride]] transit service to the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harveycounty.com/departments/transportation.html|title=Interurban Transportation|access-date=July 21, 2023}}</ref>

Major roads that pass through Newton are [[Interstate 135 (Kansas)|I-135]], [[U.S. Route 50 (Kansas)|US-50]], [[U.S. Route 81 (Kansas)|US-81]], and [[K-15 (Kansas highway)|K-15]].

[[Newton City/County Airport]], FAA:EWK,<ref>[http://www.ksdot.org/divAviation/pdf_pic_pages/Newton_P90.pdf Newton City/County Airport map]</ref> is located 2 miles east of Newton.  Its {{convert|7002|ft|m|adj=on}} runway is one of only 11 runways in Kansas {{convert|7000|ft|m|adj=on}} or longer.  It has ILS and GPS approaches.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newtonkansas.com/index.aspx?page=40 |title=Newton City/County Airport web site |access-date=2010-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103000414/http://www.newtonkansas.com/index.aspx?page=40 |archive-date=2011-01-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.airnav.com/airport/KEWK Newton City/County Airport information]</ref>

===Utilities===
* Internet
** Cable is provided by [[Cox Communications]].
** DSL is provided by [[AT&T]].
** Wireless is provided by [http://www.Pixius.com/ Pixius Communications].
** Satellite is provided by [[HughesNet]], [[StarBand]], and [[Wildblue|WildBlue]].
* TV
** Cable is provided by [[Cox Communications]].
** Satellite is provided by [[DirecTV]], [[Dish Network]].
** Terrestrial is provided by regional [[digital television|digital TV]] stations primarily based in the Wichita/Hutchinson designated market area.
* Telephone 
** Landline is provided by AT&T.
** Cellular is provided by [[Verizon Wireless]], [[Sprint Nextel|Sprint]], and [[AT&T Mobility]].
* Electricity is provided by [[Westar Energy]].
* Gas is provided by [[Kansas Gas Service]].
* Water
** City is provided by [https://web.archive.org/web/20111229191726/http://www.newtonkansas.com/index.aspx?page=289 City of Newton].
** Rural is provided by [http://harveycountyrwd1.com/ Harvey County RWD #1].
* Sewer is billed by [https://web.archive.org/web/20111229191726/http://www.newtonkansas.com/index.aspx?page=289 City of Newton].
* Trash is billed by [https://web.archive.org/web/20111229191726/http://www.newtonkansas.com/index.aspx?page=289 City of Newton].

==Notable people==
:''See also [[List of people from Harvey County, Kansas]]''
* [[Tom Adair]] (1913–1988), screenwriter, musician, and composer
* [[Donna Atwood]] (1925–2010), figure skater and [[Ice Capades]] star
* [[Errett Bishop]] (1928–1983), mathematician, college professor
* [[Tony Clark]] (born 1972), [[Major league baseball|MLB]] first baseman and union executive
* [[Rita Crocker Clements|Rita Clements]] (1931-2018), was an American Republican Party organizer, an activist in historic preservation, and a First Lady of the State of Texas.
* [[Reed Crandall]] (1917-1982), [[illustrator]] and [[penciller]] of [[comic book]]s and [[magazine]]s, was inducted into [[List of Eisner Award winners#The Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame|Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame]] in 2009.
* [[James Earp]] (1841-1926), brother of [[Wyatt Earp]] and [[Virgil Earp]]
* [[Harold E. Foster|Harold Foster]] (1906–1996), head coach of [[Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball]] team, member of [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]<ref>[http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/harold-e-bud-foster Basketball Hall Of Fame - Harold E. Foster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101035301/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/tag/harold-e-bud-foster |date=2013-11-01 }}</ref>
* [[Orville Harrold]], opera singer
* [[Wyatt Hendrickson]], 285# Champion at the 2025 [[NCAA Division I Men's Wrestling Championships]], is a second lieutenant in the [[United States Air Force]]
* [[Elizabeth Hoisington]] (1918–2007), [[United States Army]] officer, one of two women to first attain the rank of [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]]
* [[John Mills Houston|John Houston]] (1890–1975), politician and mayor of Newton<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/kansans-in-u-s-congress/14490|title=Kansans in U.S. House - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society}}</ref>
* [[John M. Janzen|John Janzen]] (born 1937), professor of anthropology and author
* [[Miles Johns]] (1994-), a mixed martial artist, is currently competing the [[UFC]]'s bantam-weight division. 
* [[Ruth Emma Mitten|Ruth Mitten]] (1876-1942), educator, superintendent of schools
* [[Samuel R. Peters|Samuel Peters]] (1842–1910), captain in [[Union Army]] (1861-1865), Kansas State Senate (1874-1875), judge of 9th District (1875-1883), U.S. House of Representatives (1883-1891), editor of ''Newton Daily Kansas-Republican'' (1899), postmaster in Newton (1898-1910), and lawyer in Newton and [[Marion, Kansas|Marion]].
* [[Dustin Richardson]] (born 1984), MLB pitcher
* [[Jacob A. Schowalter|Jacob Schowalter]] (1879–1953), philanthropist, founder of [[Schowalter Foundation]], [[Kansas Legislature|Kansas state representative]]
* [[Jesse Unruh]] (1922–1987), [[California]] politician
* [[Mike Wellman]] (born 1956), [[National Football League|NFL]] center
* [[Dallas Wiebe]] (1930-2009), writer
* [[John C. Yoder|John Yoder]] (1951–2017), Kansas and West Virginia state court judge, West Virginia state senator
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==See also==
{{Portal|Kansas}}
* [[Abilene Trail]]
* [[Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway]]
* [[Chisholm Trail]]
* [[La Junta Subdivision]], branch of the BNSF Railway
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Harvey County, Kansas]]
** [[Carnegie Library (Newton, Kansas)|Carnegie Library]]
** [[Mennonite Settler statue]]
** [[Fischer Field Stadium|Newton Stadium]]
** [[Newton (Amtrak station)|Santa Fe Depot]]



==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Kansas books}}
{{See also|Harvey County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Harvey County, Kansas}}
{{See also|Chisholm Trail#Further reading|l1=List of books about Chisholm Trail}}
* [http://tools.bethelks.edu/mennonitelife/pre2000/1974dec.pdf ''Bernhard Warkentin and the Kansas Mennonite Pioneers'']{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}; David A. Haury; Mennonite Life; December 1974.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Newton, Kansas}}
{{Wikivoyage|Newton (Kansas)}} 
* {{Official website|https://www.newtonkansas.com/|Newton - Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260922 Newton - Directory of Public Officials], League of Kansas Municipalities
* [http://www.infonewtonks.org/ Newton Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau]
* [http://hchm.org/harvey-county-history/ Harvey County Historical Museum]
* [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Newton&county=Harvey Historic Images of Newton], Special Photo Collections at [[Wichita State University]] Library
* [https://archive.org/download/usgs_drg_ks_38097_a3/o38097a3.tif Topo Map of Newton / North Newton / Walton area], USGS

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