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Newton, New Jersey

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The town of Newton is located in Sussex County and is the county seat.

Newton is 200 feet [60.96 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Newton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Newton can be found in:

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 British ColumbiaNorth Carolina
 GeorgiaOntario
 IllinoisOregon
 IndianaPennsylvania
 IowaPrince Edward Island
 KansasTennessee
 LouisianaTexas
 MarylandUtah
 MassachusettsVirginia
 MississippiWashington
 MontanaWest Virginia
 New HampshireWisconsin
 New Mexico (historic<2>) 

At the time of the 2000 Census, Newton had a population of 8,244 people<3> (or 5.7% of the total population of Sussex County). The population of Newton represented 0.1% of the total of New Jersey, making it the state's 50th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Newton had a population of 8,096 people. This is a decrease of 1.8% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Newton.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
20088,096-1.8%-0.74% since 2007
20078,156-1.07%-0.72% since 2006
20068,215-0.35%-0.9% since 2005
20058,290+0.56% 
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20008,244The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population		Change
Since 2000
 Allamuchy-Panther Valley   S10 mi [16.09 km]---
 Beattystown   S17 mi [27.36 km]---
 Budd Lake   S12 mi [19.31 km]---
 Crandon Lakes   NW6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Dover   SE15 mi [24.14 km]17,8601.8% decrease
 Hackettstown   S14 mi [22.53 km]9,5118.57% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Newton.


The Commemorative Quarter for New Jersey
The Commemorative
Quarter for
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Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Newton. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
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  RV Parts     Schools    
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Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Off-the-Road Links

The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Newton:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Newton? Please visit the Map Page for Newton.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Newton - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Newton, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Newton.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Newton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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