Newton County, Indiana

Newton County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 14,566. The is.

History
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, plus large sections to the east and north. These borders were reduced on February 1, 1836, with all land north of the going to the counties of  and. The county was abolished and combined with in 1839. On December 8, 1859 the county was recreated and the borders were redrawn to essentially their current state.

Newton County is named after Sgt., who served under Gen. , the "Swamp Fox", in the. It is adjacent to, which was named after Sgt. , whose story is similar. Other states, including, have adjacent and , as though these two were remembered as a pair.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,045 (404 ). 1,041 km² (402 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.42%) is water.

Kentland crater
Newton County is the site of the, a probable  located between  and.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,566 people, 5,340 households, and 3,999 families residing in the county. The was 14/km² (36/sq mi). There were 5,726 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (14/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.33%, 0.17% or , 0.31% , 0.22% , 0.08% , 1.14% from , and 0.76% from two or more races. 2.90% of the population were or  of any race. 22.6% were of, 14.3% , 11.8% , 10.0% and 7.7%  ancestry according to.

There were 5,340 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% were living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.10% were non-families. 20.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 24.40% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,944, and the median income for a family was $46,741. Males had a median income of $36,152 versus $20,780 for females. The for the county was $17,755. About 4.80% of families and 6.90% of the population were below the, including 6.20% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Education
Public schools in Newton County are administered by the and the.

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