Newellton, Louisiana | |
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Village | |
| Village of Newellton | |
 Newellton, Louisiana, Water Tower | |
 Location of Newellton in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. | |
.svg) Location of Louisiana in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°04′22″N 91°14′21″W / 32.07278°N 91.23917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Tensas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Timothy Turner |
| • Chief of Police | Desmond "Gump" Ford |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2) |
| • Land | 0.76 sq mi (1.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 886 |
| • Density | 1,167.33/sq mi (450.58/km2) |
| Time zone | CST |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 71357[2] |
| Area code | 318 |
| FIPS code | 22-53930 |
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Newellton is a town in northern Tensas Parish in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population is 1,187 in the 2010 census, a decline of 255 persons, or 17 percent, from the 2000 tabulation of 1,482. The average age of the population there is 41 years.[3]
Newellton is west of the Mississippi River on Lake St. Joseph, an ox-bow lake. Further south toward St. Joseph, the parish seat of government, is another ox-bow lake, Lake Bruin, a part of which is the popular Lake Bruin State Park.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ "Newellton LA ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ "Newellton, LA". zip-codes.com. Retrieved July 5, 2012.