Newton
city in Massachusetts, United States
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Summary
Newton is a city in the United States[1]. Newton ranks in the top 2% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,319 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Middlesex County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Ruthanne Fuller[5]
- Instance of: city[6], suburb[7]
- Shares border with: Boston[8], Brookline[9]
- Twinned administrative body: San Juan del Sur[10]
- Postal code: 02458[11]
- Part of: Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Middlesex district[12], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Middlesex district[13], Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Middlesex district[14], Massachusetts Senate's First Middlesex and Norfolk district[15]
- Commons category: Newton, Massachusetts[16]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[17], UTC−05:00[18], UTC−04:00[19]
- Local dialing code: 617[20]
- Inception: 1688[21]
- Official website: https://www.newtonma.gov/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Newton, Massachusetts[23]
- Population: 85,146[24], 88,923[25]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Newton, Massachusetts[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], The New Student's Reference Work[30]
- Official name: Newton[31]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Newton, Massachusetts[32]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Newton, Massachusetts[33]
- Number of households: 30,756[34]
- Native label: Newton[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Newton, Massachusetts[36]
- Different from: Isaac Newton[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 30 m[38]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Areas include 47.024679 km²[39] and 47.04557 km²[40].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Newton include Newtons[41], a food brand[42] and 662 Newtonia[43], an asteroid[44].
Why It Matters
Newton has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Newton is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for Newton include Newtons[41], a food brand[42] and 662 Newtonia[43], an asteroid[44].