 newton is a city in newton county, mississippi. the population was 3,699 in the 2000 census. the city's most famous native is country singer/songwriter paul overstreet. ==geography== newton is located at  (32.325109, -89.159510). according to the united states census bureau, the city has a total area of , of which  is land and 0.14% is water. ==demographics== as of 2008, there were 3,674 people, 1,420 households, and 971 families residing in the city. the population density was 516.7 people per square mile (199.5/kmÂ²). there were 1,638 housing units at an average density of 228.8 per square mile (88.3/kmÂ²). the racial makeup of the city was 43.90% white, 54.69% african american, 0.14% [[nativ
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