Newton

County in Mississippi

County

The population development of Newton.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Newton	County	20,291	21,838	21,720	21,290	21,063	→
Mississippi	State	2,573,216	2,844,658	2,967,297	2,961,278	2,943,045

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Newton.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Chunky	Town	Newton	292	348	320	270	268	→
Decatur	Town	Newton	1,680	1,898	1,843	1,946	1,886	→
Hickory	Town	Newton	497	496	530	409	405	→
Lake	Town	Newton / Scott	469	523	335	475	468	→
Newton	City	Newton	3,762	3,703	3,368	3,194	3,079	→
Union	Town	Newton / Neshoba	2,013	2,040	1,988	2,042	2,003	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	10,091
Females	11,200

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	5,147
18-64 years	12,274
65+ years	3,870

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	986
70-79 years	1,698
60-69 years	2,508
50-59 years	2,630
40-49 years	2,577
30-39 years	2,258
20-29 years	2,506
10-19 years	3,536
0-9 years	2,592

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	21,291

»Race« (C 2020)
White	12,857
Black/African American	6,472
Indigenous	1,180
Asian	77
Some other	166
2 or more	539

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	329
Other	20,962