Newton, Surrey
Newton is a town centre of the city in Surrey, British Columbia. It is the location for the previous Surrey City Hall and Courthouse, a local Surrey Public Library branch, a Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus, and the headquarters of Surrey's RCMP detachment. The studios of radio station Red FM are also located here.
Newton | |
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 East facing view of 72 Avenue in Newton. | |
  Newton Location of Newton within Metro Vancouver | |
| Coordinates: 49.1333°N 122.8413°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | Lower Mainland |
| Regional District | Metro Vancouver |
| City | Surrey |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Doug McCallum |
| • MP (Fed.) | Sukh Dhaliwal (Liberal) |
| • MLA (Prov.) | Harry Bains (NDP) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 149,040[1] |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
History
Newton is named after settler Elias John Newton (January 29, 1841 – August 1, 1907), a saddler and harness-maker, who settled in the area in 1886 after being raised in Richmond, Ottawa, Ontario.[2] His real name was Villeneuve (which translates to "New Town" from French), but surrounded by anglophone neighbours, he translated his last name to its English equivalent.[3]:189 The BC Electric Railway stimulated Newton’s growth and helped to establish the corner of 72 Avenue and King George Boulevard as a Town Centre.[4]
Geography
For planning purposes, the City of Surrey generally considers Newton's borders to be: 120 Street on the west; Colebrook Road to the south, and 152 Street to the east. The northern boundary varies between 80 and 88 avenues.
To the south of Newton is Boundary Bay; the northern portion of it is called Mud Bay, also the name of a park and the lands adjacent to it.[5][6]
Demographics
Newton has the largest population of all the city's town centres,[7] as well as the most ethnically diverse population; over half of the population is ethnically South Asian (predominantly Punjabi).[8] As of 2016, the population of Newton stands at 149,040.[9]
| Ethnic groups in Newton (2016) Source: | % | |
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| Ethnic group | South Asian | 58% |
| European | 25% | |
| Filipino | 5% | |
| Chinese | 3% | |
| Arab | 3% | |
| Aboriginal | 2% | |
| Other | 4% | |
| Total % | 100% | |
| Languages spoken in Newton (2016) Source: | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Language | English | 54% |
| Punjabi | 33% | |
| Hindi | 2% | |
| Arabic | 1% | |
| Tagalog | 1% | |
| Other | 8% | |
| Total % | 100% | |
Surrounding town centres
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See also
Notes
- https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Newton.pdf
- "Elias John Newton". Find A Grave. April 23, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
- Surrey, City of. "Newton". surrey.ca. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- "Mud Bay". BC Geographical Names.
- "Mud Bay (locality)". BC Geographical Names.
- "Surrey Population Estimates and Projections". City of Surrey. Archived from the original on October 18, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- City of Surrey Community Profile: Newton Archived September 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- "Newton Neighbourhood Profile" (PDF). City of Surrey. Retrieved January 27, 2018.