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Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 18,602. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Newton is located 25 miles (40 km) north of Wichita .
North Newton is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,814. [3]
Newton station is a train station in Newton, Kansas, United States, served by Amtrak ' s Southwest Chief train. It is the nearest station to Kansas' largest city, Wichita . The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway opened to Newton in 1930.
The Newton Kansan is an American newspaper published three days per week (excluding major holidays) in Newton, Kansas. It is owned by CherryRoad Media . The paper covers Harvey County , including the cities of Newton, Burrton , Halstead , Hesston , North Newton and Sedgwick .
The Gunfight at Hide Park, or the Newton Massacre, was the name given to an Old West gunfight that occurred on August 19, 1871, in Newton, Kansas, United States.While well publicized at the time, the shootout has received little historical attention despite resulting in a higher body count than the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight of 1881.
The Warkentin House is a house in Newton, Kansas, United States.The home of Bernhard Warkentin and Wilhelmina Eisenmayer Warkentin, it was built between 1886 and 1887. It is listed on the Kansas Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places as a splendid example of the Victorian period in American architecture and furnishings.
Newton Township is a township in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,950. ... Newton Township, Harvey County, Kansas.
During the 1880s, Kansas cities and towns competed with one another to create and construct institutions and buildings, including colleges. On May 11, 1887, representatives of Newton and the Kansas Conference of Mennonites signed a charter for Bethel College to be built on a plot of about 120 acres (0.49 km 2 ) north of the town of Newton.