Newton, North Carolina

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Newton is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 12,968.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the county seat of Catawba County.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Newton is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Newton was established in 1845 and incorporated in 1855.

Geography

Newton is located at the center of Catawba County. It is bordered to the north by Conover and to the northwest by Hickory. Claremont is to the northeast, and Maiden is to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, or 0.37%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Demographics

2020 census

Newton racial composition<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Race	Number	Percentage
White (non-Hispanic)	8,365	63.62%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,488	11.32%
Native American	37	0.28%
Asian	559	4.25%
Pacific Islander	2	0.02%
Other/Mixed	625	4.75%
Hispanic or Latino	2,072	15.76%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,148 people, 5,076 households, and 3,332 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 12,560 people, 5,007 households, and 3,314 families living in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 5,368 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial composition of the city was: 77.58% White, 12.33% Black or African American, 9.52% Hispanic or Latino American, 3.40% Asian American, 0.43% Native American, 0.03% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, 4.63% some other race, and 1.60% two or more races.

There were 5,007 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 14.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,696, and the median income for a family was $44,330. Males had a median income of $27,237 versus $22,963 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,427. 12.1% of the population and 8.4% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 19.1% of those under the age of 18 and 13.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Places of interest

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Some of the bobbin doffers and the superintendent at Catawba Cotton Mill, December 1908. Photographed by Lewis Hine.

Listings on the National Register of Historic Places for places in Newton, North Carolina:

• Bost-Burris House
• Catawba County Courthouse, a 1924 courthouse by architects Willard G. Rogers and J.J. Stout,<ref name="nris" /> which now houses the Catawba County Museum of History
• Foil–Cline House, also called the John A. Foil House, an 1883 domestic dwelling<ref name="nris" />
• Grace Reformed Church, a historic church built in 1887 in the Gothic Revival style<ref name="nris" />
• Long, McCorkle and Murray Houses, 1890 houses in the Craftsman and Queen Anne architectural styles<ref name="nris" />
• Newton Downtown Historic District<ref name="nps">Template:Cite web</ref>
• North Main Avenue Historic District<ref name="nris" />
• Perkins House<ref name="nris" />
• Rudisill–Wilson House<ref name="nris" />
• Self–Trott–Bickett House<ref name="nris" />
• St. Paul's Church and Cemetery, a log weatherboarded church built in 1808 featuring a federal style interior<ref name="nris">Template:NRISref</ref>

Notable people

• Tori Amos Template:Ndash singer-songwriter and pianist
• Cherie Berry Template:Ndash politician and former North Carolina Commissioner of Labor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Glenn Buff Template:Ndash American architect<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Rashad Coulter Template:Ndash MMA fighter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Bobby Hicks Template:Ndash bluegrass fiddler and musician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Robert W. Lee IV Template:Ndash pastor of Unifour Church<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Shane Lee Template:Ndash NASCAR driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Brock Long Template:Ndash emergency manager who served as the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Buz Phillips Template:Ndash former MLB player for the Philadelphia Phillies<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Jerry Punch Template:Ndash auto racing and college football commentator for ESPN
• Dennis Setzer Template:Ndash former NASCAR driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Clarence O. Sherrill Template:Ndash lieutenant colonel in World War I and military aide to Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge<ref name=sherrill>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Alonzo C. Shuford Template:Ndash U.S. Representative from North Carolina<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Wilson Warlick Template:Ndash former United States federal judge
• Eddie Yount Template:Ndash former MLB player for the Philadelphia Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Media

• The Observer News Enterprise, daily newspaper reporting local news and sports for Newton, Conover and the surrounding communities since 1879
• Outlook, weekly entertainment and activity guide distributed in Newton, Conover and Hickory
• The Claremont Courier, free monthly publication

External links

• City website