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Population: 17,190. Estimated population in July 2024: 18,229 (+6.0% change)
Males: 8,296 (48.3%), Females: 8,894 (51.7%)

Harvey County

Zip code: 67114

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $38,236
Median house value: $69,200

Population by Race

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

Map of Newton, KS

Population by Education

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

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:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newton:

  • WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 29 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: ICT)
  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 30 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 35 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Abbreviation: HUT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Newton:

  • NEWTON-CITY-COUNTY (about 6 miles; NEWTON, KS; Abbreviation: EWK)
  • MOUNDRIDGE MUNI (about 16 miles; MOUNDRIDGE, KS; Abbreviation: 47K)
  • MAIZE (about 22 miles; WICHITA/MAIZE/, KS; Abbreviation: 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 and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)

Schools

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)

Libraries

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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