Newton, Utah
| Newton, Utah | |
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Newton Post Office, September 2012
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 Location in Cache County and the state of Utah. |
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| Coordinates: 41°51′40″N 111°59′24″W / 41.86111°N 111.99000°WCoordinates: 41°51′40″N 111°59′24″W / 41.86111°N 111.99000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Cache |
| Named for | 'New Town' separate from Clarkston |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,534 ft (1,382 m) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 787 |
| • Density | 915.2/sq mi (353.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84327 |
| Area code(s) | 435 |
| FIPS code | 49-54550 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1430705 |
Newton is a town in Cache County, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1869 by pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The population was 789 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.
Newton was first settled in 1869. A bridge was built over the Bear River in 1871 and it was at that point that many of the inhabitants of Clarkston, Utah moved to this "new town". Newton has two reservoirs nearby: Newton Dam and reservoir to the north, and the much larger Cutler Reservoir to the south.
As of the census of 2000, there were 699 people, 196 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was 915.2 people per square mile (355.1/km²). There were 204 housing units at an average density of 267.1 per square mile (103.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.57% White, 2.29% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.43% of the population.
There were 196 households out of which 53.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 4.02.
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