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Newton, North Carolina
City
Main Street (NC 16)
Main Street (NC 16)
Official seal of Newton, North Carolina
Seal
Motto(s): 
"The Heart of Catawba County"
Location of Newton, North Carolina
Location of Newton, North Carolina
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Catawba
Area
 • Total 13.85 sq mi (35.87 km2)
 • Land 13.80 sq mi (35.73 km2)
 • Water 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 13,148
 • Density 953.03/sq mi (367.98/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28658
Area code(s) 828
FIPS code 37-47000
GNIS feature ID 2404377

Newton is a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 12,968. It is the county seat of Catawba County. 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 13.8 square miles (35.8 km2), of which 13.8 square miles (35.7 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.37%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1850 84 —
1860 291 246.4%
1870 323 11.0%
1880 583 80.5%
1890 1,038 78.0%
1900 1,583 52.5%
1910 2,316 46.3%
1920 3,021 30.4%
1930 4,394 45.4%
1940 5,407 23.1%
1950 6,039 11.7%
1960 6,658 10.3%
1970 7,857 18.0%
1980 7,624 −3.0%
1990 9,304 22.0%
2000 12,560 35.0%
2010 12,968 3.2%
2020 13,148 1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Newton racial composition
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.

Places of interest

Child workers in Newton, NC
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, which now houses the Catawba County Museum of History
  • Foil–Cline House, also called the John A. Foil House, an 1883 domestic dwelling
  • Grace Reformed Church, a historic church built in 1887 in the Gothic Revival style
  • Long, McCorkle and Murray Houses, 1890 houses in the Craftsman and Queen Anne architectural styles
  • Newton Downtown Historic District
  • North Main Avenue Historic District
  • Perkins House
  • Rudisill–Wilson House
  • Self–Trott–Bickett House
  • St. Paul's Church and Cemetery, a log weatherboarded church built in 1808 featuring a federal style interior

Notable people

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

See also

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