Everything about Newton Kansas totally explained
Newton is a
city in and the
county seat of
Harvey County,
Kansas,
United States. The population was 17,190 at the
2000 census. Newton is located north of
Wichita and is included in the Wichita
metropolitan statistical area (MSA).
History
From the earliest beginnings in 1871 to 1873 Newton came to be known as "bloody and lawless-the wickedest city in the west." This reputation was much due to the 1871
Gunfight at Hide Park, which ultimately resulted in 8 men being killed before, during and after the incident. In 1872 the western terminal for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and the railhead for the Chisholm Trail were established here. Shortly after incorporation of the City in 1872, the Newton city council passed an ordinance prohibiting the running at large of buffalo and other wild animals.
The history of Newton is intertwined with the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Newton served as the Middle Division dispatching headquarters for the "Santa Fe" until the mid 1980's when all dispatching for the Chicago to Los Angeles system was centralized in the Chicago area. In 1995 the Santa Fe was merged with the
Burlington Northern Railroad. Now called the
BNSF Railway, it's one of the largest railroads in the US. The BNSF continues to be a large industrial taxpayer although its impact as an employer has decreased in the past decade. During World War II, the Newton airport was taken over by the US Navy as a secondary Naval Air Station, and the main runway was extended to over .
Geography
Newton is located at (38.044089, -97.347597).
Newton lies at the "bull's eye" of the North American Continent.
U.S. Highway 81, also known as the
Meridian Highway, stretches from
Winnipeg,
Manitoba,
Canada to
Mexico City,
Mexico through Central and
South America. It passes through Newton, Kansas and is known as "Main Street."
U.S. Highway 50 runs past the White House in Washington, DC through Newton, Kansas and continues on to Sacramento, California.
According to the
City of Newton, Kansas
, the city has a total area of 11.73 square miles (30.4 km²), all land with the exception of Sand Creek and several small tributaries.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 17,190 people, 6,851 households, and 4,610 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,794.0 people per square mile (692.8/km²). There were 7,277 housing units at an average density of 759.5/sq mi (293.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.73%
White, 2.30%
African American, 0.53%
Native American, 0.66%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 6.84% from
other races, and 2.92% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 12.73% of the population.
There were 6,851 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were
married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population had 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,236, and the median income for a family was $45,703. Males had a median income of $32,308 versus $21,906 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $18,529. About 5.1% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
Newton is located in Harvey County which is an agricultural and small manufacturing county with 34,361 people. Harvey County Kansas is part of a four county "Metro Area" with about a half million people. The major city in this metro area is
Wichita, Kansas, 20 miles (20 minutes) to the South via I-135.
Area attractions
Transportation
Major highways (
I-135, U.S.
50 and
81,
K-15), an airport with a runway, and the
BNSF Railway make Newton a central location for transportation and shipping.
Amtrak's
Southwest Chief stops in Newton twice each day and provides passenger rail service to either Los Angeles or Chicago.
Education
Newton
public schools consist of
Newton High, Santa Fe Middle, Chisholm Middle, Sunset Elementary, Northridge Elementary, Southbreeze Elementary, Slate Creek Elementary, and Walton agricultural charter school. Newton also has two private K-8 schools, Newton Bible and St. Mary's.
People
Errett Bishop, mathematician
Tony Clark, major league baseball first baseman
Reed Crandall raised in Newton, notable comic book artist
Rebecca L. Ediger Secret Service Agent, White House (retired)
Phil Epp, Santa Fe art teacher, Artist and Gay Right Activist
Elizabeth Hoisington, American Army general
John M. Janzen, Professor of Anthropology, author
Joseph Loganbill, Artist
Sean Mann, Bioethicist, Linguist, Academic
Max Penner, Artist
Jacob A. Schowalter, philanthropist. Founder of the Schowalter Foundation and Kansas state representative.
Jeannette K. Seger, Artist
Conrad Snider, artist in clay
Jesse Unruh born and raised in Newton, later became a noted California politician
Media
Newton is served by local media as well as that of Wichita and national media. The following lists include both local media and media from the Wichita MSA.
Print media
The Newton Kansan (GateHouse Media) serves Newton and the surrounding area as the daily local newspaper. It isn't published on Sundays. The Wichita Eagle is the major newspaper for the region.
Television
NTSC (traditional analog)
ATSC (digital television)
- Channel 3-1: KSNW - NBC National Broadcasting Company
- Channel 8-1: KPTS - PBS Public Broadcasting Company
- Channel 8-2: KPTS - PBS Public Broadcasting Company
- Channel 8-3: KPTS - PBS Public Broadcasting Company
- Channel 10-1 KAKE - ABC American Broadcasting Company
- Channel 12-1: KWCH - CBS Columbia Broadcasting Company
- Channel 12-2: KWCH - CBS 24 hour weather
- Channel 24-1: KSAS - FOX FOX Broadcasting Company
- Channel 33-1: KWCV - The WB The Warner Brothers Television Network
- Channel 36-1: KMTW - UPN United Paramount Network
Cox Communications supplies Newton with cable Television
Radio
AM
FM
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