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Village
Water tower and dam in Newton Falls
Motto(s):  "Working toward a better tomorrow!"
Location of Newton Falls in Trumbull County within the state of Ohio
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Trumbull
Government
• Type	Council–manager
Area
• Total	2.39 sq mi (6.19 km2)
• Land	2.31 sq mi (5.98 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation	915 ft (279 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,557
• Density	1,907/sq mi (736.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44444
Area code(s)	234/330
FIPS code	39-55650
GNIS feature ID	2395230
Website	http://ci.newtonfalls.oh.us/

Newton Falls is a village in southwestern Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,557 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. The city takes its name from the two sets of waterfalls within the village, each on different branches of the Mahoning River. The city is known for its notable ZIP code (44444) and for its covered bridge, which is the second oldest in the state of Ohio.

History

Newton Falls was likely named for the first school teacher, Newton, and the falls south of the Covered Bridge. It grew in part from factors such as the river and its falls, steel manufacturing, and the proximity of the nearby Ravenna Training and Logistics Site.

On May 31, 1985, an F5 tornado struck the city as part of The 1985 United States-Canadian tornado outbreak, a deadly series of tornadoes that swept through Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, Canada. The tornado to hit Newton Falls was the only F5 to hit Ohio that day. The tornado damaged most of the downtown area destroying dozens of homes, damaging the Senior and Junior High Schools (destroying the gymnasium and rendering the Junior High unusable), and devastating many businesses. Remarkably, no deaths were attributed to the tornado. There were between 70 and 80 injuries in the entire town. They discovered that just in Newton Falls alone, 400 families were homeless and the entire central business district had been destroyed. They indicated that warning sirens were the main reason the death toll, which was zero, wasn't that high. "If it hadn't been for the (warning) sirens, the death toll" that was zero "might have been higher," stated Ohio National Guard Major Calvin Taylor. There was even television footage of one of the freight trains being taken from its tracks.

Geography

Newton Falls is located at 41°11′20″N 80°58′11″W / 41.18889°N 80.96972°W / 41.18889; -80.96972.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.39 square miles (6.19 km²), of which 2.31 square miles (5.98 km²) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km²) is water.

The Mahoning River flows through Newton Falls.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 4,795 people, 2,064 households, and 1,236 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,075.8 inhabitants per square mile (801.5/km²). There were 2,395 housing units at an average density of 1,036.8 per square mile (400.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.6% White, 0.8% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 2,064 households, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 34.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the village was 40 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 to 44; 26.4% were from 45 to 64; and 17.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.5% male and 52.5% female.

Arts and culture

Covered Bridge

Newton Falls Covered Bridge.

Newton Falls is home to the early 19th-century Newton Falls covered bridge, which was constructed over the Mahoning River in 1831. A walkway was added to the side of the bridge in 1921–1922. In 1985 the bridge was repaired after being damaged by the Niles/Wheatland tornado. In December 2007 the bridge was reopened after a two-year restoration funded by government grants. In July 2009 a delivery truck damaged the bridge and rendered it out of service until repairs could be made. It reopened in 2010. The Newton Falls bridge is considered the second oldest existing covered bridge in Ohio, the oldest covered bridge in use on its original site, the only covered bridge in the state with a covered crosswalk, and the last surviving covered bridge in Trumbull County. Built on the Town Lattice truss plan, the bridge is 123 feet long and twenty-four feet wide. It has a clear span of 101 1/2 feet and a sixteen-foot-wide roadway.

Education

Newton Falls High School

Newton Falls is served by the Newton Falls Exempted Village Schools district. The current schools serving Newton Falls include:

• Newton Falls Elementary/Middle School – grades K-5
• Newton Falls Junior/Senior High School – grades 6-12

Media

Newspapers

• The Bridge (defunct)
• The Newton Falls Herald (defunct)
• The Review
• The Weekly Villager

Transportation

Major highways that pass through the village include:

• Interstate 80
• State Route 5
• State Route 534

The Baltimore & Ohio's Pittsburgh to Chicago main line ran through the town. "The Tower", a historic train station, was demolished in 2011 after suffering extensive damage in a train derailment.

Notable people

• Clara Louise Bell, artist
• Patricia Cooksey, horse jockey
• Edward H. Ives, Wisconsin State Senator
• Jack Kucek, major league baseball player
• Earnie Shavers, heavyweight boxing contender

See also

In Spanish: Newton Falls (Ohio) para niños