Newtown, Missouri
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Newtown is a city in Sullivan County
Sullivan County, Missouri
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, Missouri
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, United States
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. The population was 183 at the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
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, at which time it was a town.

Geography

Newtown is located at 40°22′33"N 93°20′4"W (40.375879, -93.334578).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.2 square mile (0.517997622 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2010, there were 183 people, 86 households, and 55 families residing in the town. The population density
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 was 826.0 people per square mile (322.8/km²). There were 93 housing units at an average density of 367.5 per square mile (143.6/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.56% White, 0.48% Native American, 0.48% from other races
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, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.31% of the population.

There were 86 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% 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 3.16.

In the town the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $23,000 versus $19,625 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the town was $13,561. About 3.2% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.5% of those sixty five or over.

External links

  • Historic maps of Newtown in the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri
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