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Newton County, IndianaNewton County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameNamed for Revolutionary War hero Sergeant John Newton. Demographics:County QuickFacts: HistoryNewton County was last of Indiana's 92 counties to be established and began its official existence December 9, 1859. It was first organized by the act of 1838 and later joined to Jasper County and continued as a part of that county for twenty years, when the commissioners of Jasper County made the final border defining the boundaries of the new county.
The original Newton County was formed by statute on February 7, 1835, and was a roughly square area some 30 miles on
a side, encompassing what is now the northern half of the county, the northern half of Jasper County, and a large
sections to the north. The northern border was cut back to the Kankakee River on February 1, 1836, with all land north
of the Kankakee River going to Lake and Porter counties. The county was abolished and combined with Jasper County in
1839. On December 8, 1859 the county was recreated and the borders were redrawn to essentially their current state.
Newton County is divided into 10 Civil Townships as follows: Beaver, Colfax, Grant, Iroquois, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Lincoln, McClellan and Washington. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 404 square miles (1,045 kmē), of which 402 square miles (1,041 kmē) is land and 2 square miles (4 kmē) (0.42%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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