Newton, Mississippi

The Battle of Newton's Station was fought here on April 24, 1863 during the famous Grierson's Raid by the Union Army cavalry regiments in a brigade commanded by Col. Benjamin Grierson (1826-1911). This was an important action during the long Vicksburg campaign of a siege and battle to take the port town of Vicksburg and fortress on the Mississippi River by Federal Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and split the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

On February 13, 1948, a tornado, with an estimated intensity of F3 on the Fujita scale, impacted the town, killing five people and destroying 30 homes.{{cite book |last1=Grazulis |first1=Thomas P. |title=Significant tornadoes, 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events |date=1993 |publisher=Environmental Films |location=St. Johnsbury, Vermont |isbn=1-879362-03-1 |pages=933–940}}

Newton is located south of I-20 and U.S. Route 80 approximately 25 miles west of Meridian in south central Newton County. Potterchitto Creek flows past the west and north sides of the city.Mississippi Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed., 2010, p. 44 {{isbn|089933346X}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|7.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|7.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.14% is water.

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| location = Newton Experiment Station, Mississippi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present)

| Jan record high F = 81

| Feb record high F = 85

| Mar record high F = 89

| Apr record high F = 93

| May record high F = 97

| Jun record high F = 103

| Jul record high F = 104

| Aug record high F = 107

| Sep record high F = 104

| Oct record high F = 100

| Nov record high F = 91

| Dec record high F = 84

| year record high F = 107

| Jan high F = 58.1

| Feb high F = 62.6

| Mar high F = 70.1

| Apr high F = 77.1

| May high F = 84.4

| Jun high F = 90.7

| Jul high F = 93.2

| Aug high F = 92.9

| Sep high F = 89.0

| Oct high F = 79.7

| Nov high F = 68.3

| Dec high F = 60.6

| year high F = 77.2

| Jan mean F = 45.6

| Feb mean F = 49.3

| Mar mean F = 56.3

| Apr mean F = 63.5

| May mean F = 71.7

| Jun mean F = 78.7

| Jul mean F = 81.3

| Aug mean F = 80.5

| Sep mean F = 75.7

| Oct mean F = 64.8

| Nov mean F = 54.0

| Dec mean F = 48.1

| year mean F = 64.1

| Jan low F = 33.0

| Feb low F = 36.0

| Mar low F = 42.6

| Apr low F = 49.8

| May low F = 59.0

| Jun low F = 66.6

| Jul low F = 69.3

| Aug low F = 68.2

| Sep low F = 62.3

| Oct low F = 49.9

| Nov low F = 39.7

| Dec low F = 35.6

| year low F = 51.0

| Jan record low F = 9

| Feb record low F = 15

| Mar record low F = 16

| Apr record low F = 27

| May record low F = 39

| Jun record low F = 46

| Jul record low F = 59

| Aug record low F = 53

| Sep record low F = 41

| Oct record low F = 28

| Nov record low F = 20

| Dec record low F = 14

| year record low F = 9

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| Jan precipitation inch = 5.76

| Feb precipitation inch = 5.54

| Mar precipitation inch = 5.39

| Apr precipitation inch = 6.12

| May precipitation inch = 4.08

| Jun precipitation inch = 4.90

| Jul precipitation inch = 4.83

| Aug precipitation inch = 4.64

| Sep precipitation inch = 3.24

| Oct precipitation inch = 3.83

| Nov precipitation inch = 4.60

| Dec precipitation inch = 5.54

| year precipitation inch = 58.47

| Jan snow inch = 0.3

| Feb snow inch = 0.1

| Mar snow inch = trace

| Apr snow inch = 0.0

| May snow inch = 0.0

| Jun snow inch = 0.0

| Jul snow inch = 0.0

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Sep snow inch = 0.0

| Oct snow inch = 0.0

| Nov snow inch = 0.0

| Dec snow inch = 0.0

| year snow inch = 0.4

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 10.9

| Feb precipitation days = 9.5

| Mar precipitation days = 9.9

| Apr precipitation days = 8.4

| May precipitation days = 8.8

| Jun precipitation days = 10.2

| Jul precipitation days = 11.7

| Aug precipitation days = 9.9

| Sep precipitation days = 6.6

| Oct precipitation days = 6.5

| Nov precipitation days = 8.4

| Dec precipitation days = 10.7

| year precipitation days = 111.5

| unit snow days = 0.1 in

| Jan snow days = 0.2

| Feb snow days = 0.1

| Mar snow days = 0.1

| Apr snow days = 0.0

| May snow days = 0.0

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.0

| Nov snow days = 0.0

| Dec snow days = 0.0

| year snow days = 0.4

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{{US Census population

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|1870= 154

|1900= 537

|1910= 1878

|1920= 1604

|1930= 2011

|1940= 1800

|1950= 2912

|1960= 3178

|1970= 3556

|1980= 3708

|1990= 3701

|2000= 3699

|2010= 3373

|2020= 3195

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

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As of the 2020 United States census, there were 3,195 people, 1,305 households, and 877 families residing in the city.

File:Newton, Mississippi Post Office.jpg

As of 2000, there were 3,674 people, 1,420 households, and 971 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|516.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,638 housing units at an average density of {{convert|228.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 43.90% White, 54.69% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of the population.

There were 1,420 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 22.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,067, and the median income for a family was $32,527. Males had a median income of $26,471 versus $19,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,476. About 20.1% of families and 24.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.2% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

The City of Newton is served by the Newton Municipal School District.

• Oree Banks, head football coach at South Carolina State University from 1965 to 1972 and at the West Virginia State University from 1977 to 1983{{cite news |last1=Redd |first1=Derek |title=Trailblazer Award a 'key accomplishment' for former WVSU football coach Oree Banks |url=https://www.wvgazettemail.com/sports/trailblazer-award-a-key-accomplishment-for-former-wvsu-football-coach/article_404ff1d1-bfdf-5951-a4a0-ef2731c1c1cb.html |access-date=17 May 2020 |agency=Charleston Gazette-Mail |date=12 January 2017}}
• Francis S. Bowling, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1977 to 1984{{cite news |title=Francis S. Bowling: retired justice |work=Jackson-Clarion Ledger |date=July 15, 1997 |page=12}}
• Arthur B. Clark, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (lower chamber of the Mississippi Legislature) from 1916 to 1924{{Cite book|last=Rowland|first=Dunbar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pnejAAAAMAAJ|title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi|date=1923|publisher=Department of Archives and History |page=308 |language=en}}
• James Evans, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, (lower chamber of the Mississippi Legislature) from the 70th District{{cite web |title=James Evans' Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/3744/james-evans |website=votesmart.org |publisher=Project Vote Smart |access-date=17 May 2020}}
• John Crumpton Hardy, president of the Mississippi State College (now the Mississippi State University) from 1900 to 1912{{cite journal |last1=Bettersworth |first1=John K. |title=HARDY GROWTH: The John C. Hardy Era at Mississippi State College PART I |journal=The Social Science Bulletin |date=April 1951 |volume=4 |issue=5 |page=28 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/45214660}}
• Stan Hindman, former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers{{cite web |title=Stan Hindman |url=https://msfame.com/inductees/stan-hindman/ |website=msfame.com |publisher=Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=17 May 2020}}
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• Shorty McWilliams, former player for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) and earlier for the Los Angeles Dons in the All America Football Conference before its merger in 1949 with the NFL{{cite book|author1=Kenneth R. Crippen|author2=Matt Reaser|title=The All-America Football Conference: Players, Coaches, Records, Games and Awards, 1946-1949|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zdBHDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA266|date=14 January 2018|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-3107-3|pages=266}}
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• Richard Parks, fantasy, science fiction and horror writer{{cite web |title=Summary Bibliography: Richard Parks |url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?597 |website=isfdb.org |publisher=Internet Speculative Fiction Database |access-date=17 May 2020}}
• Joe Tanner, former Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball player, coach and scout for various teams and inventor{{cite news |last1=Fernandes |first1=Doug |title=Sarasota's Joe Tanner led a baseball life |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/04/13/sarasotas-joe-tanner-led-baseball-life/1361648007/ |access-date=3 December 2023 |work=Herald-Tribune |date=April 13, 2020}}
• Elton Watkins, United States Representative (congressman) in the United States House of Representatives (lower chamber of the United States Congress), representing Oregon's 3rd congressional district from 1923 to 1925{{cite book|author=Jan Onofrio|title=Oregon Biographical Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nmp4uDk_fo4C&pg=PA218|date=1 January 1999|publisher=Somerset Publishers, Inc.|isbn=978-0-403-09841-5|pages=218}}

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