Newton (Kansas)

Harvey County

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Newton is a city marked by Mennonites and the county seat of Harvey County in the U.S. state of Kansas. At the last investigation in 2000 Newton had 17,190 inhabitants. Newton is located about 30 km north of Wichita, the largest city in Kansas.

History

In the early years ( 1871-1873 ) Newton was described as " bloody and lawless - the wickedest town in the Wild West " known, for example, by shooting at Hide Park.

The history of the city of Newton is closely linked to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. She served as abfertigender hub for the "Santa Fe". Since the mid- 1880s, however, this function has been outsourced to Chicago and the company now called BNSF Railway is one of the biggest railway companies in the United States.

Geography

The main street of the city is Highway 81, which runs from Canada to South America. Furthermore, the Highway 50 runs through the town, the White House in Washington, DC leading up to Sacramento in California. Except for the Sand Creek and several small tributaries, where the 27.5 km ² large metropolitan area of ​​Newton no water.

Demography

In 2000, there were 17,190 people in Newton. There were 6,851 households and 4,610 families. The population density is 692.8 inhabitants / km ². 86.73 % of the population is White, 2.30 % African, 0.53 % Native American descent, and 12.73% Hispanic or Latino.

The median income for a household is $ 38,236, the median income for a family $ 45,703. 7.9% of the population lives below the poverty line.

Culture and Education

In addition to several primary schools ( Elementary School ) are available in the city of Newton High School. School teams carry all the name "Newton Railers ", in reference to the heavily influenced by the railroad history of the city. Furthermore, there is in Newton Bethel College.

The also managed by the Bethel College " Kaufmann Museum " deals with the issues prairie, Native (Cheyenne ), immigrant and Mennonite life.