Newton is a town in Cache County,

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, United States. It was founded in 1869 by pioneers of

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. The population was 789 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 0.8 square mile (2.0 km²), all land.

History

Newton was first settled in 1869. A bridge was built over the Bear River in 1871 and it was at that point that many of the inhabitants of

Clarkston, Utah Clarkston is a town in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 749 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community celebration is held in June each year and is known as The ...

moved to this "new town".

Andrew Jenson Andrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, (December 11, 1850 – November 18, 1941) was a Danish immigrant to the United States who acted as an Assistant Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) for much of the ...

. ''Encyclopedic History of the Church''. p. 583 Newton has two reservoirs nearby: Newton Dam reservoir to the north, and the much larger

Cutler Reservoir Cutler Reservoir is a reservoir located in Cache Valley in the U.S. state of Utah. It is an impoundment on the Bear River built for irrigation, flood control, and water supply. The concrete gravity-arch Cutler Dam, built in 1927, is located in ...

to the south.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 699 people, 196 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 204 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.57%

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, 2.29% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.43% of the population. There were 196 households, out of which 53.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were

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living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.8% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 4.02. In the town, the population was spread out, with 36.8% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $47,875. Males had a median income of $31,957 versus $21,500 for females. The

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for the town was $13,146. None of the families and 0.7% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 3.5% of those over 64.

Notable people

* Parley P. Christensen,

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city council member *

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, politician, buried in Newton

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