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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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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