Newton
A city in Catawba County, North Carolina — population 13,224 as of 2020.
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Overnight
69°F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
93°F
Sunny4% precip
Friday Night
70°F
Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers15% precip
Saturday
87°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms73% precip
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Newton by the numbers
Population
13,224Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 13.8 sq mi (35.73 km²), 0.05 sq mi water
- Median age
- 38.2
- Households
- 5,286
- Persons per household
- 2.4
- Median household income
- $62,015
- Median house value
- $186,300
Municipal office
- Office
- ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR
- Address
- PO BOX 550, NEWTON, NC 28658