| Newton Township | |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.5017°N -75.7664°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lackawanna |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 58.27 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 22.50 |
| Area Land Km2: | 57.67 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 22.27 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.61 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1381 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2823 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Est: | 2866 |
| Population Density Km2: | 48.24 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 124.94 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 18411 |
| Area Code: | 570 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-069-54136 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Newton Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,823 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 22.7 square miles (58.8 km), of which 22.4 square miles (58.1 km) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.7 km) (1.19%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 2,846 people, 982 households, and 772 families residing in the township. The population density was 127 people per square mile (49/km). There were 1,043 housing units at an average density of 46.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.2% White, 0.5% African American, 0.01% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 919 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 63.7% from 18 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.7 years.
The median income for a household in the township was $66,940, and the median income for a family was $78,580. Males had a median income of $53,681 versus $38,462 for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,264. About 1.8% of families and 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.