Newton is the county seat of, and most populous city in, Jasper County, Iowa, United States. Located 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines, Newton is in Central Iowa. As of the 2020 Census, the city population was 15,760. It is the home of Iowa Speedway, Maytag Dairy Farms, and the Iowa Sculpture Festival.

Newton was founded in 1846 as Newton City, then abbreviated to Newton in 1847 and incorporated as a city in 1857. It was named to pair later Jasper County, following a common American naming plot at the epoch in great compliment of Revolutionary War soldiers John Newton and William Jasper. In the late 19th century, Newton’s enlargement was fueled by the move on of coal mines in the region. The first significant mine in the area was the Couch mine of the Jasper County Coal and Railway Company, opened in the 1870s. For a while, it was the largest mine in the county, producing 70 tons per day. William Snooks opened a mine near Newton in 1886. In the in front 20th century, large scale mining in the Newton area had declined, but there were yet several mines in the Place that were worked intermittently.

In the 20th century, Newton was a manufacturing community, much of its deposit derived from the washing machine industry. Its most distinctive landmark, the Jasper County Courthouse, was built in 1911.

Newton entered the national stage in 1938 following martial produce an effect was confirmed during a strike at the Maytag Washing Machine Company. Iowa superintendent Nelson Kraschel ordered the Iowa National Guard to guard the company later than tanks and robot guns ready next to the workers. With the backing of four troops (companies) of the 113th Cavalry Regiment, Maytag company emphasis the strike and forced workers to reward to take action with a 10% pay cut.