Newton County, Missouri

Newton County is a located in the  of. It is included in the. As of 2004, the population is 54,775. The county was organized in and named for, hero of the. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,623 (627 ). 1,622 km² (626 sq mi) of it is land and 1 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.04%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Lakes
Total lake area: 2,573 acres
 * Neutonia Lake
 * Thurman Lake

Rivers and creeks
Total river area: 361 acres; length: 70 miles

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 52,636 people, 20,140 households, and 14,742 families residing in the county. The was 33.75/km² (84/sq mi). There were 21,897 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (35/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.26%, 0.59% or , 2.23% , 0.32% , 0.28% , 1.12% from , and 2.20% from two or more races. 2.18% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 20,140 households out of which 33.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.80% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,041, and the median income for a family was $40,616. Males had a median income of $30,057 versus $21,380 for females. The for the county was $17,502. About 8.10% of families and 11.60% of the population were below the, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns
¹unincorporated

²former community