| Official Name: | Newton Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | Newton Township |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Calhoun |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 94.2 |
| Area Land Km2: | 93.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2781 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 281 |
| Elevation Ft: | 922 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1997°N -85.1294°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-57620[1] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1626804 |
Newton Township is a civil township of Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,781 at the 2020 census.[2] The township was named after Newton, Massachusetts.[3]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 94.2sqkm, of which 93.2sqkm is land and 1sqkm, or 1.04%, is water.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,493 people, 1,017 households, and 768 families residing in the township. The population density was 69.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,077 housing units at an average density of 30sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 97.11% White, 0.40% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.44% of the population.
There were 1,017 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the township the population was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 30.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,568, and the median income for a family was $53,608. Males had a median income of $41,420 versus $30,549 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,569. About 3.6% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.