  newtown is a census-designated place (cdp) in reilly township, schuylkill county in the u.s. state of pennsylvania. it was founded in 1828, and the first permanent dwelling was built in 1846 by john bettinger, a native of the saarland, germany. the population was 244 at the 2000 census. ==geography== newtown is located at  (40.651714, -76.347837). according to the united states census bureau, the cdp has a total area of 0.6&nbsp;square miles (1.7&nbsp;kmÂ²), in which all of it is land. ==demographics== as of the census of 2000, there were 244 people, 93 households, and 67 families residing in the cd
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