Newton, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Des Moines. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the west of Newton and has a population of 198,682 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Ames. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the northwest of Newton and has a population of 50,731 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altoona	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	13,854	33.92% increase
	Ankeny	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	42,287	55.94% increase
	Boone	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	12,614	1.48% decrease
	Clive	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	15,234	18.51% increase
	Grinnell	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	9,167	0.68% increase
	Indianola	SW	35 mi [56.3 km]	14,361	10.49% increase
	Johnston	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	15,691	81.42% increase
	Knoxville	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	7,254	6.17% decrease
	Marshalltown	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	25,850	0.61% decrease
	Nevada	NW	30 mi [48.28 km]	6,688	0.45% increase
	Norwalk	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	8,821	28.14% increase
	Oskaloosa	SE	34 mi [54.7 km]	11,069	1.2% increase
	Pella	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	10,208	3.82% increase
	Urbandale	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	38,369	31.98% increase
	West Des Moines	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	55,426	19.44% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Baxter	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,043	0.86% decrease
	Colfax	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,212	0.49% decrease
	Haverhill	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	163	4.12% decrease
	Kellogg	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	601	0.83% decrease
	Lambs Grove	W	Less than 2 mi	208	7.56% decrease
	Laurel	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	266	---
	Lynnville	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	373	1.91% increase
	Mingo	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	263	2.23% decrease
	Mitchellville	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,152	25.48% increase
	Monroe	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,826	1% increase
	Oakland Acres	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	161	3.01% decrease
	Prairie City	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,436	5.2% increase
	Reasnor	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	188	3.09% decrease
	Sully	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	856	5.31% decrease
	Valeria	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	60	3.23% decrease

Jasper County

Newton is located in Jasper County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jasper: Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Story and Tama. Although it doesn't share a border with Jasper, Warren it is close to Newton.

Below are counties that are near Newton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Newton:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Newton
	Boone County	W	Sheldahl	35 miles [56 km]
	Dallas County	W	The Meadows	34 miles [54 km]
	Grundy County	N	Beaman	37 miles [59 km]
	Hardin County	N	Union	37 miles [59 km]
	Iowa County	E	Victor	38 miles [61 km]
	Keokuk County	SE	Gibson	36 miles [57 km]
	Lucas County	S	Purdy	38 miles [61 km]
	Mahaska County	SE	Peoria	20 miles [32 km]
	Marion County	S	Otley	16 miles [25 km]
	Marshall County	NE	Laurel	14 miles [22 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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