Newbury Township History
Historians are encouraged to submit information regarding the rich history of Newbury Township. Click on the hyperlinks to read a History of Newbury Schools, 1815-1979, and A Mini History of Newbury as authored by Newbury Historian Marian Jane Gould Bottger.
For the story of the Newbury Township Flag, click here.
Town Hall, circa 1900 (Bottger) Route 87 looking west at Newbury/Russell Line, circa 1905 (Bottger)
Population of Newbury
1820 - 344
1830 - 591
1840 - 1209
1850 - 1253
1860 - 1105
1870 - 935
1880 - 890
1900 - 955
1910 - 855
1920 - 779 or 793
1930 - 679
1940 - 1071
1950 - 1941
1960 - 3708
1970 - 4038
1980 - 5337
1990 - 5562
2000 - 5805
Source-Federal Census Schedules