Newton County
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 24, 1821 ; 205 years ago ( 1821 )
- Named after
- John Newton
- Seat
- Covington
- Largest city
- Covington
- Total
- 279 sq mi (720 km )
- Land
- 272 sq mi (700 km )
- Water
- 7.0 sq mi (18 km ) 2.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 125,583
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 13th , 10th
- Website
- www .newtoncountyga .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Newton County is a county located in the East Central region of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 112,483. The county seat is Covington. Newton County is included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell MSA.
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