Newtonville, Ontario Explained

Official Name:Newtonville
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Ontario
Subdivision Type2:Regional municipality
Subdivision Name2:Durham
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Clarington
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:576
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:43.9392°N -78.4925°W
Elevation M:150
Postal Code Type:Forward sortation area
Postal Code:L0A 1J0
Area Code:905 and 289
Blank Name:NTS Map
Blank Info:030M16
Blank1 Name:GNBC Code
Blank1 Info:FDORQ[1]

Newtonville is a dispersed rural community in the Municipality of Clarington, Durham Region, Ontario, Canada.[1] [2] It is located about 30km (20miles) east of Oshawa and about 10km (10miles) west of Port Hope on the former Highway 2.

Newtonville is the most easterly community in Clarington (and in Durham Region), and therefore forms the eastern end of the Greater Toronto Area. The community was formerly part of the southeastern part of the township of Clarke until 1973.

History

Newtonville's first Post office opened in 1835 when the village was known as both "Clarke" (named after Clarke Township, which it was part of) and "Newton".[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Newtonville had a population of 629 living in 212 of its 214 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 576. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newtonville . Natural Resources Canada . October 6, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Newtonville . Statistics Canada . November 2, 2016 .
  3. Web site: 2020-08-24 . Post Office . 2024-04-27 . Newtonville Community Hall . en-US.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . Sep 2, 2022.