Newton Hamilton, Pennsylvania

Newton Hamilton, Pennsylvania
Borough
House on Water Street
Location of Newton Hamilton in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
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Coordinates: 40°23′34″N 77°50′06″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Mifflin
Settled	1802
Incorporated	1843
Government
• Type	Borough Council
• President	Carl Sunderland
• Councilman	John Woods
• Councilman	Thomas White
• Councilman	Roger Howey
• Councilman	Kenneth Renninger
Area
• Total	0.18 sq mi (0.48 km2)
• Land	0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	205
• Estimate  (2019)	197
• Density	1,270.97/sq mi (490.97/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	17075
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-54160
Local phone exchanges: 542, 543

Newton Hamilton is a borough (established April 12, 1843) in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 272 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Newton Hamilton is located at 40°23′34″N 77°50′6″W (40.392831, -77.835081).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), of which, 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) of it (10.53%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	353		—
1860	306		−13.3%
1870	350		14.4%
1880	317		−9.4%
1890	333		5.0%
1900	384		15.3%
1910	340		−11.5%
1920	400		17.6%
1930	348		−13.0%
1940	395		13.5%
1950	397		0.5%
1960	338		−14.9%
1970	280		−17.2%
1980	317		13.2%
1990	287		−9.5%
2000	272		−5.2%
2010	205		−24.6%
2019 (est.)	197		−3.9%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 272 people, 99 households, and 79 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,624.1 people per square mile (617.8/km²). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 680.7 per square mile (258.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.90% White, 0.37% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 99 households, out of which 43.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.2% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% 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 3.04.

Methodist church built 1881

In the borough the population was spread out, with 30.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $30,357, and the median income for a family was $32,500. Males had a median income of $29,286 versus $25,625 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $11,584. About 6.0% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 24.2% of those sixty five or over.