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Newtown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,312 at the 2000 census. It is located just west of the Trenton, New Jersey metropolitan area, and can also be regarded as being part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area. Image File history File links Map_of_Pennsylvania_highlighting_Bucks_County. ...
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Official language(s) None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 160 miles (255 km) - Length 280 miles (455 km) - % water 2. ...
Nickname: Trent Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates: Country United States State New Jersey County Mercer County Founded circa 1719 Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Area - City 21. ...
Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ...
History
Newtown was founded by William Penn, in 1684. Newtown was one of several towns that Penn had organized around Philadelphia, PA to provide country homes for city residents, and to support farming communities. William Penn William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) founded the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...
Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ...
This article refers to the largest city of Pennsylvania. ...
Newtown had a SEPTA regional-rail train station until February 1983. Service was "temporarily" suspended due to a lack of ridership along the Newtown line. Several failed attempts have been made to restore service due to the booming population in the surrounding areas. For the abbreviation SEPTA, see SEPTA. A septum, in general, is a wall separating two cavities or two spaces containing a less dense material. ...
Newtown is an abandoned train station on Penn Street in Newtown, Pennsylvania. ...
1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Geography Newtown is located at 40°13′42″N, 74°55′56″W (40.228208, -74.932338)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an Imperial unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (5,280 feet, 1,760 yards, 1,609. ...
The Newtown Creek, a tributary of the Neshaminy Creek, runs North to South and is the western boundary between the borough and the township of Newtown. Neshaminy Creek is a creek that runs southwest through the southern half of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ...
Education Newtown is in the Council Rock School District. While the district serves many towns in Lower Bucks County, Newtown Township is home to Council Rock High School North, Newtown Middle School (formerly Newtown Junior High), Goodnoe Elementary School, Newtown Elementary School, and the former Chancellor Street School, which now acts as the administrative building for the district. Private schools in the area include George School, Newtown Friends School, and St. Andrews Catholic School. The township is also the site of Bucks County Community College's main campus. The Council Rock School District is located in Lower Bucks County, in southeastern Pennsylvania. ...
Newtown Township is a township located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ...
Council Rock High School North is a high school located in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ...
Established in 1954 the original use of this building was to serve as Council Rock High School. ...
Newtown Elementary School opened in 1995. ...
George School is a Quaker boarding and day high school in Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA. // History George School was founded in 1891 and opened in 1893 as a school for Hicksite members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) who wanted an alternative to Wilburite Westtown School; George School was the nation...
Bucks County Community College (BCCC) is a two-year community college located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,312 people, 920 households, and 595 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,623.0/km² (4,201.6/mi²). There were 936 housing units at an average density of 657.1/km² (1,701.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.93% White, 1.12% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.74% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
Race, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget, is a self-identification data item in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...
There were 920 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95. Matrimony redirects here. ...
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $63,571, and the median income for a family was $78,215. Males had a median income of $54,231 versus $37,283 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $33,500. About 0.7% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.5% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
Cool Stuff About Newtown - The movie Signs (2002), starring Mel Gibson was taped in Newtown. Mom's Bake at Home Pizza and many other Newtown store were featured in the film.
- Newtown holds the record for least amount of Brown people in a single town. According to the last census (2005) only one brown family reported living in Newtown.
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Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson AO (born January 3, 1956) is an Academy Award-winning American-Australian actor, director, and producer. ...
Trivia - The Law School Admissions Council is headquartered there. As a result, most American lawyers have heard of Newtown.
- The movie Signs, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, was partially filmed in Newtown. Specifically, a scene was shot in the Newtown Book and Record Exchange, a small store on Newtown's scenic State Street. Another scene was shot in "Mom's", a small pizza parlor in the middle of town. The owner of the parlor reports that at least 1 group stops by every day to see the parlor because of the movie. The scene in the Army Recruiting Office was staged and shot in a then-empty retail storefront on the southeast corner of S. State Street and Penn Street.
- The website NewtownWeather.com provides local weather information to residents and businesses. To view the website, please go here.
The Law School Admissions Council is a nonprofit organization whose members are 202 law schools throughout the United States and Canada. ...
English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ...
This article is about the Signs Signs, see Signs (disambiguation). ...
Manoj Nelliattu Shyamalan (born August 6, 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an Academy Award-nominated Indian American film writer, director, and producer. ...
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