Newton, Kansas Newton, Kansas Newton City Hall (2006) Newton City Hall (2006) Location inside Harvey County and Kansas Location inside Harvey County and Kansas Newton is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town/city population was 19,132. Newton is positioned 25 miles (40 km) north of Wichita.

The town/city of North Newton is positioned immediately north, existing as a separate political entity.

Downtown Newton, 2006 In 1803, most of undivided Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S.

In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway extended a chief line from Emporia westward to Newton by July 1871. The town soon became an meaningful barns shipping point of Texas cattle. The town/city was established in 1871 and titled after Newton, Massachusetts, home of some of the Santa Fe stockholders. Because of this incident, Newton became known as "bloody and lawless the wickedest town/city in the west.". Shortly after incorporation of the town/city in 1872, the Newton town/city council passed an ordinance prohibiting the running at large of buffalo and other wild animals. During World War II, the Newton airport was taken over by the US Navy as a secondary Naval Air Station, and the chief runway was extended to over 7,000 feet (2,100 m).

Newton served as the Middle Division dispatching command posts for the "Santa Fe" until the mid-1980s, when all dispatching for the Chicago to Los Angeles fitness was centralized in the Chicago area.

On February 25, 2016, Newton was the site of the first of a several related shooting incidents, which culminated in a mass shooting at an Excel Industries building in close-by Hesston that left three citizens dead and twelve the rest injured. The shooter, identified as Excel employee Cedric Larry Ford, was then killed by responding police officers. Newton is positioned at 38 2 39 N 97 20 51 W (38.044089, -97.347597). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 12.60 square miles (32.63 km2), all of it land. It passes through Newton, Kansas and is known as "Main Street." Highway 50 runs past the White House in Washington, DC through Newton, Kansas and continues on to Sacramento, California.

According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Newton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Newton is encompassed in the Wichita urbane statistical region (MSA).

It is positioned in Harvey County which is an agricultural and small manufacturing county with 34,361 citizens .

Harvey County Kansas is part of a 5 county Metro Area with 650,000 citizens , the biggest anchored in the state of Kansas.

The primary city in this metro region is Wichita, Kansas, 20 miles (20 minutes) to the South via I-135.

In the city, the populace had 26.3% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older.

Newton High School (2006) Newton is part of Unified School District 373. Students from North Newton and Walton attend middle and upper grades in Newton.

Newton enhance schools consist of: Newton High School.

Newton has two K-8 private schools: Newton Bible Christian School. Bethel College is positioned nearby in the town/city of North Newton.

Newton is served by small-town media as well as that of Wichita and nationwide media.

The Newton Kansan (Gate - House Media) serves Newton and the encircling area as the daily small-town newspaper.

The Newton Now journal is also a journal based in Newton and covers some of Harvey County.

Cox Communications supplies Newton with cable Television See also: Newton (Amtrak station) BNSF Railway pass through Newton for transit and shipping.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief stops in Newton twice each day and provides passenger rail service towards Los Angeles and Chicago. The Amtrak station is positioned at 414 N Main St. Newton City/County Airport, FAA:EWK, is positioned 2 miles east of Newton.

City is provided by City of Newton.

Rural is provided by Harvey County RWD #1.

Sewer is billed by City of Newton.

Trash is billed by City of Newton.

See also List of citizens from Harvey County, Kansas Keeny, president of Louisiana Tech University (1908 26); directed a mercantile store in Newton in 1886 Newton High School National Register of Historic Places listings in Harvey County, Kansas Newton Stadium See also: List of books about Harvey County, Kansas a b c d e f Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Newton, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.

"2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status".

Harvey County History Route of the Chisholm cattle trail in Kansas; Kansas Historical Society, 1960s.

"4 dead, 14 injured in Kansas shooting, shooter ID'd".

"Gunman Among 4 Dead, 14 Hurt in Kansas Workplace Shooting".

Climate Summary for Newton, Kansas United States Enumeration Bureau.

Kansas Sports Museum - Kansas Travel Harvey County Historical Society Library and Museum Newton Bible Christian School.

Amtrak - Newton Station Newton City/County Airport map Newton City/County Airport web site Newton City/County Airport knowledge Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newton, Kansas.

City of Newton Newton - Directory of Public Officials Newton Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau USD 373, school precinct for Newton, North Newton, Walton Historic Images of Newton, Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library Newton City Map, KDOT Topo Map of Newton / North Newton / Walton area, USGS Harvey County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT Municipalities and communities of Harvey County, Kansas, United States County seat: Newton Burrton Halstead Hesston Newton North Newton Sedgwick Walton Map of Kansas highlighting Harvey County

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