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Newtown, Indiana

Newtown
Town
Fountain County's location in Indiana
Fountain County's location in Indiana
Newtown is located in Fountain County, Indiana
Newtown
Newtown
Newtown's location in Fountain County
Coordinates: 40°12′17″N 87°8′57″W / 40.20472°N 87.14917°W / 40.20472; -87.14917Coordinates: 40°12′17″N 87°8′57″W / 40.20472°N 87.14917°W / 40.20472; -87.14917
Country United States
State Indiana
County Fountain
Township Richland
Area
 • Total 0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2)
 • Land 0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 725 ft (221 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 256
 • Estimate (2012) 255
 • Density 512.0/sq mi (197.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47969
Area code(s) 765
FIPS code 18-53694
GNIS feature ID 0440152

Newtown is a town in Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 256 at the 2010 census.

Newtown was platted in 1829. The Newtown post office was established in 1831.

Newtown is located at 40°12′17″N 87°8′57″W / 40.20472°N 87.14917°W / 40.20472; -87.14917 (40.204762, -87.149105).

According to the 2010 census, Newtown has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.29 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2010, there were 256 people, 93 households, and 67 families residing in the town. The population density was 512.0 inhabitants per square mile (197.7/km2). There were 107 housing units at an average density of 214.0 per square mile (82.6/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.3% White, 2.0% African American, 0.8% Native American, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 93 households of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.0% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.18.


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