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Newton, Mississippi
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Location of Newton, Mississippi
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 Newton, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States | ||
| State | Mississippi | ||
| County | Newton | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7.17 sq mi (18.57 km2) | ||
| • Land | 7.15 sq mi (18.53 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 423 ft (129 m) | ||
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 3,195 | ||
| • Density | 446.67/sq mi (172.46/km2) | ||
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) | ||
| ZIP code |
39345
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| Area code(s) | 601 | ||
| FIPS code | 28-51720 | ||
| Website | City of Newton | ||
Newton is a city in Newton County, Mississippi. The population was 3,195 in the 2020 census.
History
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.
Geography
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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km2), of which 7.2 square miles (19 km2) is land and 0.14% is water.
Climate
| Climate data for Newton Experiment Station, Mississippi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1948–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 81 (27) |
85 (29) |
89 (32) |
93 (34) |
97 (36) |
103 (39) |
104 (40) |
107 (42) |
104 (40) |
100 (38) |
91 (33) |
84 (29) |
107 (42) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 58.1 (14.5) |
62.6 (17.0) |
70.1 (21.2) |
77.1 (25.1) |
84.4 (29.1) |
90.7 (32.6) |
93.2 (34.0) |
92.9 (33.8) |
89.0 (31.7) |
79.7 (26.5) |
68.3 (20.2) |
60.6 (15.9) |
77.2 (25.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 45.6 (7.6) |
49.3 (9.6) |
56.3 (13.5) |
63.5 (17.5) |
71.7 (22.1) |
78.7 (25.9) |
81.3 (27.4) |
80.5 (26.9) |
75.7 (24.3) |
64.8 (18.2) |
54.0 (12.2) |
48.1 (8.9) |
64.1 (17.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.0 (0.6) |
36.0 (2.2) |
42.6 (5.9) |
49.8 (9.9) |
59.0 (15.0) |
66.6 (19.2) |
69.3 (20.7) |
68.2 (20.1) |
62.3 (16.8) |
49.9 (9.9) |
39.7 (4.3) |
35.6 (2.0) |
51.0 (10.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 9 (−13) |
15 (−9) |
16 (−9) |
27 (−3) |
39 (4) |
46 (8) |
59 (15) |
53 (12) |
41 (5) |
28 (−2) |
20 (−7) |
14 (−10) |
9 (−13) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.76 (146) |
5.54 (141) |
5.39 (137) |
6.12 (155) |
4.08 (104) |
4.90 (124) |
4.83 (123) |
4.64 (118) |
3.24 (82) |
3.83 (97) |
4.60 (117) |
5.54 (141) |
58.47 (1,485) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.3 (0.76) |
0.1 (0.25) |
trace | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.9 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 111.5 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 154 | — | |
| 1900 | 537 | — | |
| 1910 | 1,878 | 249.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,604 | −14.6% | |
| 1930 | 2,011 | 25.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,800 | −10.5% | |
| 1950 | 2,912 | 61.8% | |
| 1960 | 3,178 | 9.1% | |
| 1970 | 3,556 | 11.9% | |
| 1980 | 3,708 | 4.3% | |
| 1990 | 3,701 | −0.2% | |
| 2000 | 3,699 | −0.1% | |
| 2010 | 3,373 | −8.8% | |
| 2020 | 3,195 | −5.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2020 census
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 833 | 26.07% |
| Black or African American | 2,225 | 69.64% |
| Native American | 4 | 0.13% |
| Asian | 11 | 0.34% |
| Other/Mixed | 82 | 2.57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 1.25% |
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 3,195 people, 1,305 households, and 877 families residing in the city.
Education
The City of Newton is served by the Newton Municipal School District.
Notable people
- 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
- Francis S. Bowling, justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1977 to 1984
- Arthur B. Clark, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives (lower chamber of the Mississippi Legislature) from 1916 to 1924
- James Evans, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, (lower chamber of the Mississippi Legislature) from the 70th District
- John Crumpton Hardy, president of the Mississippi State College (now the Mississippi State University) from 1900 to 1912
- Stan Hindman, former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League for seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers
- Jimbeau Hinson, country music singer-songwriter
- 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
- Paul Overstreet, country singer/songwriter
- Richard Parks, fantasy, science fiction and horror writer
- Joe Tanner, former Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball player, coach and scout for various teams and inventor
- 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
See also
In Spanish: Newton (Misisipi) para niños
