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A town of 739.

Population
739
+1.7% since 2010
Median home value
$205K
Census ACS
Household income
$112K
median
Median age
42.8
years
Jobs based here
260
A commuter town
Small town

739 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Newton

Most working residents leave Newton for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Rensselaer (31%), Lafayette (5%) and Marion (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Newton3%
Rensselaer31%
Lafayette5%
Marion4%
Remington3%
17 mi
median commute distance
260
jobs based in Newton
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Newton has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
20
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Newton is

Newton beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outNewtonIN
More adults who have had cancer9.4%8.3%
Franciscan Health Rensselaer
6.7 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0.3% of Newton is conserved land

2.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.3%conserved
Map of Newton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
0.3%
conserved · 72 of 21,841 acres
2.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Newton for work

Where Newton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

31% → Rensselaer Rensselaer 31% 5% → Lafayette Lafayette 5% 4% → Marion Marion 4% 3% → Remington Remington 3% 2% → Hammond Hammond 2% 2% → Hobart Hobart 2% Newton · 3% stay
260jobs based in Newton
3%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Newton

Township in Indiana, United States

Newton Township is one of thirteen townships in Jasper County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 825 (up from 811 at 2010) and it contained 325 housing units.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
825
Area
34 sq mi
Elevation
709 ft

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