Newtown is located at . It is surrounded by Anderson Township, from which it was split in the 1960s. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,672 people, 1,123 households, and 724 families living in the village. The population density was. There were 1,227 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the village was 94.6% White, 1.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.6% Asian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.1% of the population. There were 1,123 households of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couplesliving together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96. The median age in the village was 39 years. 24.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.5% were from 25 to 44; 29.4% were from 45 to 64; and 12.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,420 people, 924 households, and 669 families living in the village. The population density was 1,042.4 people per square mile. There were 977 housing units at an average density of 420.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 96.36% White, 1.86% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population. There were 924 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.11. In the village, the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $50,980, and the median income for a family was $56,902. Males had a median income of $41,976 versus $28,810 for females. The per capita income for the village was $32,590. About 4.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
Culture
Newtown has a decades-long tradition of hosting an open-to-the-public fish fry every Friday during Lent. Originally run solely by the localvolunteer fire department, it has become an event staffed by volunteers from throughout the community. In addition Newtown also holds an annual Winterfest celebration in December.
