Back مقاطعة نيوتن (أركنساس) Arabic نیوتون بؤلگهسی، آرکانزاس AZB Newton County, Arkansas BAR Нютън (окръг, Арканзас) Bulgarian নিউটন কাউন্টি, আরকান্সাস BPY Newton Gông (Arkansas) CDO Ньютон (гуо, Арканзас) CE Newton County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Arkansas) CEB Newton County, Arkansas Welsh Newton County (Arkansas) German
Newton County | |
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  _003.jpg)   Clockwise from top: Boxley Valley, Hawksbill Crag, the Ozark Mountains in the Upper Buffalo Wilderness, Twin/Triple Falls at Camp Orr Boy Scout Camp, and the Newton County Courthouse in Jasper (center) | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas | |
 Arkansas's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 35°56′08″N 93°13′19″W / 35.935555555556°N 93.221944444444°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| Founded | December 14, 1842 |
| Named for | Thomas Willoughby Newton |
| Seat | Jasper |
| Largest city | Jasper |
| Area | |
• Total | 823 sq mi (2,130 km2) |
| • Land | 821 sq mi (2,130 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,225 |
| • Density | 8.8/sq mi (3.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 4th |
Newton County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,225.[1] The county seat is Jasper.[2] 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.
It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.[3]
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Newton County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Wet and Dry Counties" (PDF). National Alcoholic Beverage Control Association. January 2017.