| Official Name: | Newtown |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Fountain County |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Newtown's location in Fountain County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fountain |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Richland |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.31 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.31 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.50 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.50 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 217 |
| Population Density Km2: | 166.17 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 430.56 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 705 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2044°N -87.1483°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 47969 |
| Area Code: | 765 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-53694[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2396815 |
Newtown is a town in Richland Township, Fountain County, Indiana, United States. The population was 256 at the 2010 census.
Newtown was platted in 1829.[3] The Newtown post office was established in 1831.[4]
Newtown is concentrated around the intersection of State Road 55 and State Road 341 northwest of Indianapolis.
According to the 2010 census, Newtown has a total area of 0.5sqmi, all land.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 256 people, 93 households, and 67 families living in the town. The population density was 512PD/sqmi. There were 107 housing units at an average density of 214/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 95.3% White, 2.0% African American, 0.8% Native American, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.
There were 93 households, of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.0% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% 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 3.18.
The median age in the town was 35.4 years. 28.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.8% were from 45 to 64; and 8.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 56.3% male and 43.8% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 162 people, 61 households, and 42 families living in the town. The population density was 321.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 72 housing units at an average density of 142.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 95.68% White, 1.85% Native American, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population.
There were 61 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $41,250, and the median income for a family was $53,036. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $25,441. About 2.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.