Newton County

Also known as Newton County, Arkansas, Newton County, AR

county in Arkansas, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Arkansas
Founded: December 14, 1842
Named after: Thomas Willoughby Newton
Seat: Jasper
Largest city: Jasper
Total: 823 sq mi (2,130 km )
Land: 821 sq mi (2,130 km )
Water: 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km ) 0.3%
Estimate 2025: 7,026
Density: 8.80/sq mi (3.40/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: 4th

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Wikidata facts

Country: United States
Located in: Arkansas
Capital: Jasper
Population: 7225
Area: 2132
Shares border with: Madison County
Image: Boxley Valley 001.jpg
Households: 2996

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different from: Newton County
native label: Newton County
water as percent of area: 0.3
Commons category: Newton County, Arkansas
topic's main category: Category:Newton County, Arkansas
inception: 1842-12-14
topic has template: Template:Newton County, Arkansas
per capita income: 20768

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Encyclopedic overview

Newton County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,225. The county seat is Jasper. Newton County is Arkansas's 46th county, formed on December 14, 1842, and named for Thomas W. Newton, an Arkansas Congressman.

Newton County is part of the Harrison, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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