| Official Name: | North Newton Township, Pennsylvania |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Cumberland County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250x200px |
| Map Caption1: | Map of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cumberland |
| Government Type: | Board of Supervisors |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 59.18 |
| Area Land Km2: | 58.96 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.22 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 22.85 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 22.77 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 2430 |
| Population Density Km2: | 42.59 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 110.30 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 717 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Est: | 2511 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-041-55248 |
North Newton Township is a township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,546 at the 2020 census.[2]
The township is in western Cumberland County, bordered on the north by Conodoguinet Creek, on the east partially by Big Spring Creek, and on the south by U.S. Route 11. The borough of Newville, a separate municipality, is near the northeastern corner. Unincorporated communities in the township are Green Spring in the north and part of Stoughstown at the southeastern corner. The entire township is within the Cumberland Valley.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 59.2sqkm, of which 59sqkm is land and 0.2sqkm, or 0.37%, is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,169 people, 766 households, and 614 families residing in the township. The population density was 96.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 784 housing units at an average density of 34.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the township was 98.39% White, 0.41% African American, 0.41% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 766 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.2% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,460, and the median income for a family was $46,680. Males had a median income of $31,331 versus $21,768 for females. The per capita income for the township was $16,719. About 3.8% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.