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Newton
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city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Jasper
- Township
- Wade
- Total
- 2.09 sq mi (5.41 km )
- Land
- 2.09 sq mi (5.41 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 525 ft (160 m)
- Density
- 1,329.7/sq mi (513.39/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17–52844
- Website
- www .cityofnewtonil .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Newton in 1936
Newton is a city in and the county seat of Jasper County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,777 at the 2020 census. Newton is home to a large coal-fired power plant operated by Illinois Power Generating Co and is close to Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area and Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Newton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.