<page_title> Newton, New Jersey </page_title> <section_title> Demographics </section_title> <table> <cell> 1990 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 7,521 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2000 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 8,244 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> 9.6% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2010 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Census </col_header> </cell> <cell> 7,997 <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> Pop. </col_header> </cell> <cell> −3.0% <col_header> Historical population </col_header> <col_header> %± </col_header> </cell> </table>
As of the 2010 Census, the population of Newton, New Jersey was 7,997, reflecting a decline of 247 (-3.0%) from the 8,244 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 723 (+9.6%) from the 7,521 counted in the 1990 Census.