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Newtown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Newtown
CDP
Newtown is located in Pennsylvania
Newtown
Newtown
Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°39′6″N 76°20′52″W / 40.65167°N 76.34778°W / 40.65167; -76.34778Coordinates: 40°39′6″N 76°20′52″W / 40.65167°N 76.34778°W / 40.65167; -76.34778
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Schuylkill
Area
 • Total 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2)
 • Land 0.7 sq mi (1.7 km2)
Population (2000)
 • Total 244
 • Density 370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Newtown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Reilly Township, Schuylkill County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1828, and the first permanent dwelling was built in 1846 by John Bettinger, a native of the Saarland, Germany. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.

Newtown is located at 40°39′6″N 76°20′52″W / 40.65167°N 76.34778°W / 40.65167; -76.34778 (40.651714, -76.347837).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), in which all of it is land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 244 people, 93 households, and 67 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 376.4 people per square mile (144.9/km²). There were 99 housing units at an average density of 152.7 per square mile (58.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 100.00% White.

There were 93 households out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.09.


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